A friend of a family member is experiencing an apparent RFI issue which is causing his code required AFCI outlets to trip, apparently due to his neighbors amateur transmissions. This is in the Southe
well, to get some basic data like frequency you can get an sdr like the qs1r and set it to record the whole spectrum for some period when the AFCI is tripping. you wouldn't have to record for long, j
I don't consider myself knowledgeable in this (there are some real experts on this list) just an anecdote. I had the problem in my last house. A ferrite bead (forget type and size, but HF coverage an
I had issues like this in the home I owned in Chicago. It was an old wood frame building, built right after the great Chicago fire (2x8s were REALLY 2x8), and the wiring was ancient, some of it even
"operator seems unwilling to provide even a basic level of assistance." "The licensee has been unwilling to provide even basic assistance such as what bands he operates on, what power levels he uses,
Maybe some split beads of varying mixtures that can be dropped down the romex into the wall? I think a choke would be better, but harder unless the wall was open, it's worth a shot. If you get a call
I think it would be a good idea to get both sides responses before moving ahead. Sometimes there is more to the story once both sides have had a chance to explain. A local club might have a RFI commi
I had this issue at a previous house. The old ones didn't trip and the new ones did. We moved them around, but only the same devices tripped regardless of location. We tore a couple apart and found t
Just recently been through all this with a NuHeat "Solo" thermostat with built-in GFI. Running 100 watts and found the GFI tripped every time with transmissions on 21 and 28 MHz. No other GFIs in the
If you go to QRZ.com and type in a zip code (use the drop-down box set to address/name) and/or address it will return the amateur's callsign. If you get a call, let us know, I'd like to research this
Though AFCIs and GFCIs may look similar, they are very different. AFCIs are a relative newcomer to the scene and the fixes for one may not be the same for the other... see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
First we are dealing with two issues, one of diplomacy/cooperation and one of a technical nature. Before calling the ham a prick for not cooperating (such do exist) I'm interested in why he has chose
Thanks for the education, Dave. Complete news to me. If you try hard enough, it's possible to learn something new every day! Suppression could be tricky -- it's designed to sense transients, and a di
AFCI breakers are not merely different - they are an utter nuisance! The assertion is that they sense partial failures in the walls due to poor connections or damage to wires. They claim that most ho