- 1. Re: [RFI] RFI & Washing Machines (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 06:23:09 -0500
- Great job! Thanks for posting both your efforts and results - very useful. One question: where did you buy the Corcom filter and can you give us the model or part number? I was unaware that Corcom wa
- /archives//html/RFI/2009-09/msg00013.html (11,604 bytes)
- 2. Re: [RFI] Trane Furnace RFI (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 15:52:17 -0500
- Dan, Welcome to the reflector! From prior postings seen on here from other people who have had to deal directly with equipment manufacturers, I would say that you did pretty well in talking with Tran
- /archives//html/RFI/2009-10/msg00005.html (10,885 bytes)
- 3. Re: [RFI] Motherboard RFI (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:44:24 -0600
- Peter, A few questions: 1. How close is your antenna system (or any part of it) to the offending PC? 2. Does the 746 Pro go quiet with the antenna removed? If should, but if not, then there may be mu
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-01/msg00004.html (10,615 bytes)
- 4. [RFI] Power Line RFI in Corn Country (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:47:15 -0600
- All, New Years wishes to everyone. I decided to get my new year off on a good start - or, so I hope! Today, 15 January, I contacted Alliant Energy, my electric power provider, about severe RFI that h
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-01/msg00057.html (9,933 bytes)
- 5. [RFI] Power Line RFI in Corn Country - UPDATE (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:27:45 -0600
- Wes, Jim, Dick, Mike, Ash, and Everyone Who Responded: Alliant Energy may have set a speed record in addressing my RFI complaint (original message left attached below for reference). The last time I
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-01/msg00075.html (15,506 bytes)
- 6. Re: [RFI] Anyone Checked These Little PS's for RFI? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:40:43 -0600
- Doc, Don't worry on this one - it's a cheap and sleazy LINEAR power supply. I know - I have one on my test bench and it's been in use for years. Yes, I took it apart when I bought it to be certain! Y
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-02/msg00076.html (9,387 bytes)
- 7. Re: [RFI] HomePlug Experience? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:13:12 -0500
- I'd like to add a few delayed comments from the Iowa cornfields. I do have wired Cat 5 in my house and no problem with RFI except to an HT set on 145.39 MHz (the local repeater, for which I am truste
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-10/msg00038.html (16,132 bytes)
- 8. Re: [RFI] Noisy or Quiet Power Supplies? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:54:42 -0500
- Doc, I don't know about that particular switching power supply, but I do know that I have done a lot of business over the past 10+ years with MCM, and I have found them very good to deal with. Unless
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-10/msg00040.html (9,719 bytes)
- 9. Re: [RFI] Anyone know if this 12v ps is RFI-clean? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 11:31:23 -0500
- Doc, I've said it before and I'll say it again: unless a power supply is designated specifically for communications applications, assume that it is NOT "clean enough" for communications usage. The un
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-11/msg00024.html (10,006 bytes)
- 10. Re: [RFI] Anyone know if this 12v ps is RFI-clean? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 13:51:34 -0500
- Roger, Very good comment. I think the key word in your message is "lab". While not specifically intended for communications apps, lab applications can be very demanding as well. Good point and worth
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-11/msg00028.html (15,757 bytes)
- 11. Re: [RFI] Plasma TV's (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:41:00 -0600
- Patrick, Ah, if only it were that simple. I could suggest that you borrow (or rent) one of the new generation portable, battery-powered spectrum analyzers and take it with you when you shop, but in r
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-11/msg00084.html (10,599 bytes)
- 12. Re: [RFI] Crossed Signals (news story) (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:15:23 -0600
- Thanks for the posting. As an incidental comment, many keyless vehicle entry systems use 315 MHz, another "military" frequency. BTW: The situation cited in the article also happened a number of years
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-12/msg00074.html (12,461 bytes)
- 13. Re: [RFI] Do we neglect problems and fix symptoms? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:52:20 -0600
- Jim, Roger, and All: Jim and Roger have made excellent points in their respectuve postings. I would just like to add my comments regarding overall RFI issues with commercial equipment: I have spent t
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-12/msg00168.html (15,572 bytes)
- 14. Re: [RFI] Plasma TV's are killing our hobby (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:28:42 -0600
- Alan, I agree that plasma sets seem to be less prevalent today than a few years ago, but the November issue of "Consumer Reports" listed 21 plasma sets (screen sizes 42 to 63 inches) that CR had test
- /archives//html/RFI/2010-12/msg00191.html (10,573 bytes)
- 15. Re: [RFI] Cell Phone Charger Duracell made in China (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 10:46:38 -0600
- Chas, If ther unit is that "dirty", I have to wonder if this is one of those instances in which parts (used for EMI control) are being omitted from the production version of the item. The only way to
- /archives//html/RFI/2011-01/msg00053.html (8,217 bytes)
- 16. Re: [RFI] Cell Phone Charger Duracell made in China (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 11:34:59 -0600
- At long last, the IEEE Standards Association, of which I am a member, is in the process of convening a standards working group to attempt standardization of power supply connectors for electronic dev
- /archives//html/RFI/2011-01/msg00058.html (9,837 bytes)
- 17. Re: [RFI] Cell Phone Charger Duracell made in China (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:37:00 -0600
- Guys, I think the net result will be that differing polarities may go away, but the point about voltage is well-taken. However, that's what the working group has to do. They'll have to consider the v
- /archives//html/RFI/2011-01/msg00062.html (10,551 bytes)
- 18. Re: [RFI] Low pass filter opinions (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:19:48 -0600
- John, Having read your initial post yesterday (on the 10th), I'd like to make a few comments regarding the situation. First, what is the location of your antenna to either your neighbor's TV set or t
- /archives//html/RFI/2011-01/msg00103.html (10,756 bytes)
- 19. Re: [RFI] Low pass filter opinions (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:26:48 -0600
- Dale, You have touched upon one of the key issues with respect to curing RFI problems in most consumer and commercial equipment. One of the key tenants in minimizing and controlling RFI into or out o
- /archives//html/RFI/2011-01/msg00113.html (15,626 bytes)
- 20. Re: [RFI] Low pass filter opinions (score: 1)
- Author: "Dale Svetanoff" <svetanoff@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:37:06 -0600
- John, Jim Brown, K9YC, answered your first question very well. Again, I repeat, using a LPF in your situation will NOT help the RFI problem. The filters within the rig (assuming a modern solid state
- /archives//html/RFI/2011-01/msg00129.html (21,724 bytes)
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