Mail Archive Search: <+subject:/^(?:^\s*(re|sv|fwd|fw)[\[\]\d]*[:>-]+\s*)*\[RFI\]\s+Finding\s+house\s+noise\s+sources\s*$/>

Results:

References: [ +subject:/^(?:^\s*(re|sv|fwd|fw)[\[\]\d]*[:>-]+\s*)*\[RFI\]\s+Finding\s+house\s+noise\s+sources\s*$/: 26 ]

Total 26 documents matching your query.

1. [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:52:26 -0500; Hi, I need some ideas on how to track down some noise sources inside the house. I thought it would be just switching off breakers and then unplugging the electronics on that circuit till I find the o; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00012.html (8,757 bytes)
2. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>; Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 18:25:45 -0400; Hi Gary, I was an apprentice electrician in a past life. We often mounted the bare doorbell transformer on an L-16 type connector right on the side of the electrical panel, or off the side of a nearb; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00013.html (8,387 bytes)
3. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: Danny Richardson <k6mhe@k6mhe.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:43:54 -0800; Gary, I suggest you investigate a tone generator & cable tracer kit. I got several hits list them with a web search. 73, Danny, K6MHE _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00014.html (7,234 bytes)
4. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Dave Hachadorian" <k6ll.dave@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:49:02 -0700; 1. Walk around the house with a portable AM radio, or 2. Connect a long piece of coax with a short probe on it to your station RX, and walk around the house with the coax/probe. Dave Hachadorian, K6L; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00015.html (11,131 bytes)
5. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: jcschultz--- via RFI <rfi@contesting.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 20:13:56 -0500; Hi Gary, I will mention the obvious, just because I know that I have forgotten to check the obvious problem in the past. Try your doorbell while the circuit giving you the problem is de-energized. Th; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00016.html (10,501 bytes)
6. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <k8ri@rogerhalstead.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 01:19:08 -0500; Others have mentioned a doorbell transformer. I you are not the original owner and use a battery operated doorbell (like we do), there may be an unused doorbell transformer (or other unused things li; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00017.html (8,122 bytes)
7. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: David Cole <dave@nk7z.net>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 05:20:06 -0800; Do you by chance have any lamp dimmers on that ckt? Dimable ceiling lights for the kitchen maybe? -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net For MixW support; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00018.html (11,885 bytes)
8. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: David Robbins <k1ttt@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:38:14 -0600 (CST); yes there is... https://www.google.com/#q=circuit+tracer usually you turn the breaker off, plug in one of the units to an outlet on the circuit and that puts a signal on the wire that you can trace.; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00019.html (9,115 bytes)
9. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Michael C Martin" <mike@rfiservices.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:47:35 -0500; When hunting an inside noise, with the noise active, if it's safe turn off the circuits not associated with the noise source. This will reduce the amount of noise distributed on to the circuits that; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00020.html (9,723 bytes)
10. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:55:41 -0500; Hi Mike, A great listing of areas to check. I found two outlets that are dead, the hall light, the fan and light in the hood over the oven and so far that's it. Nothing attached has anything digital.; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00021.html (13,120 bytes)
11. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:55:41 -0500; Danny, This might be what I need to do. I don't know about a signal tracer kit if its something to carry around and look for signals behind a wall, without opening up the wall, that is what I'm looki; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00022.html (9,144 bytes)
12. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:24:16 -0500; Dave, That is a good idea. I don't want to disconnect the K3, it'll be a bugger to connect everything back up again. I do have a Corsair I can attach to a battery and bring it around the house so I c; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00023.html (13,152 bytes)
13. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:24:41 -0500; Hi Jim, That's a good idea. The bell is actually a chime that has hammers striking metal bars as a chime. The YL was telling me that I was making it chime (20M CW). It is not on the noisy circuit I'd; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00024.html (12,877 bytes)
14. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:42:25 -0500; Roger, Thanks. My mother was deaf and my father had put in some in line devices that when the phone would ring or the doorbell would ring, it would cause lights attached to a receiver to flash. I've; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00025.html (11,030 bytes)
15. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:42:25 -0500; David, Not on that circuit but there is a dimmer in the living room. I am going to need to check that out. I know dimmers are known to be a trouble source. I will put that on my list of things to che; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00026.html (13,666 bytes)
16. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:31:39 -0500; Hi David, I just looked at that link and some of the options are pricey but maybe one of the less expensive ones will work for me. But thanks for the link, looking at the adverts is a good place to r; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00027.html (11,245 bytes)
17. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:34:10 -0500; Michael, Thanks for the pointer. That's a good idea and one I'll do albeit dang it's cold here to turn the furnace off. ;) 73, Gary KA1J _______________________________________________ RFI mailing li; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00028.html (11,079 bytes)
18. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "EDWARDS, EDDIE J" <eedwards@oppd.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:57:57 +0000; Gary, Couple of items have not yet seen mentioned. Might have a bad circuit breaker. My kitchen outlets' circuit breaker is on a GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) circuit breaker. It also has m; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00029.html (13,927 bytes)
19. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: David Cole <dave@nk7z.net>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:14:41 -0800; See: http://www.electrical-online.com/understanding-doorbell-systems/ If it were my house, I'd lift the wire on the C connection on the bell and see if that changed things... -- Thanks and 73's, For; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00031.html (15,955 bytes)
20. Re: [RFI] Finding house noise sources (score: 1): Author: "KD7JYK DM09" <kd7jyk@earthlink.net>; Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 21:40:47 -0800; Imagine a nice broadband noise generator with a cracked resistor with a capacitor across it and wires on either side as the antenna! Now THAT is scary! Kurt _________________________________________; /archives//html/RFI/2016-01/msg00032.html (9,247 bytes)

Current List: 1 - 20
Page: [1] [2]