On 11 Jan 2015 at 23:37, Tom Haavisto wrote:
> I guess the bigger question is - why is there so much RF in your shack to blow
> stuff up?
The router is upstairs from my shack, at least 30 feet away. There does not
appear to be ANY RF "in the shack", which is in the basement at the other
end of the house from the router.
> How are your antennas oriented that they are able to put so much RF in your
> shack...
The only antenna I have is a ground-mounted 55' tall vertical with 4 buried
66-foot-long radials. It is mounted less than 20 feet away from the house.
Ever since we have been in this house, I have had constant trouble with RF
getting into GFCI's and other things, especially on 40 meters. It used to be
that whenever I was on 40 meters, the GFCI at the washing machine in the
basement would trip. It hasn't done that for a while, though.
I SUSPECT (but only suspect, mind you) that something in the house wiring
is resonant at 40 meters. Some of the wiring in this old house is still
knob-and-tube wiring.
Ken W7EKB
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