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Re: [RFI] Old wives tail, or true?

To: Alan Higbie <alan.higbie@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Old wives tail, or true?
From: alex@kr1st.com
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:20:44 -0400
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Let me challenge that test because I'm not convinced that the test is valid.

I watched that video and it only shows the signals before and after the choke has been applied, on the outside of the coax. The conclusion is then drawn that all those signals make it into the receiver and causes noise. Can someone explain why that would be a valid conclusion? Shouldn't he be showing that those signals are indeed making it into the receiver and then showing that the application of the choke indeed make these signals disappear?

I mean, I can make such measurements on any cable attached to a receiver and would probably be horrified by what I would see, but that doesn't mean that those signals actually make it into the receiver and cause noise.

Like someone else wrote, the best test is probably to apply the choke and if it doesn't make a difference, ask for a refund from DXE. :)

This inquiring mind would like to know.

73,
--Alex KR1ST

On 2021-04-08 10:35, Alan Higbie wrote:
In 2019 K3LR presented such a test at the Dayton Contest University.

Tim describes it @ 15:30 into the presentation.
Here is the YouTube link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd5B5qPHI_U

The relevant slides are at pages 41050 of his Power Point presentation.
CTU 2019 14-K3LR-Contest-Station-Optimization-PLUSROTATOR.pdf

73, Alan K0AV
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