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Re: [TenTec] GFI Problems

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] GFI Problems
From: "George" <w2yj@highstream.net>
Reply-to: George <w2yj@highstream.net>, tentec@contesting.com
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:14:27 -0500
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Happens to one of my GFI circuits when my antenna tuner arcs!!! Why does it arc? Probably running too much power and feeding at the voltage point. I use open wire feeders to a 270 foot flat-top.
George
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Greene" <w1cg@qsl.net>
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Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 10:34 PM
Subject: [TenTec] GFI Problems



Hi,

I hooked up my Swan Linear to my OMNI-VI and had some RF in the shack when using my Windom antenna which I cured by installing a couple of 1:1 baluns in the coax feed line, but I still have one problem I haven't solved yet. When I transmit, the upstairs bathroom Ground Fault Isolator trips, probably on RF. The antenna is about 15 ft from the GFI, so the wires going to the GFI may be picking up the RF directly from the antenna. On my vertical which is about 30 ft from the GFI, there are no RF problems. Has anyone had this problem, and what did you do to eliminate it? I must be somewhat common because I was talking to a local ham who had and still has the same problem. I was thinking about installing some .001 ufd caps across the wires in the bathroom wall coming into the GFI receptacle. I don't know if that would do the job or make it worse.

TNX for the bandwidth

Chas, W1CG

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