I'd bet the y connectory has a very small wire acting like a resistor which
drops voltage and acts like a radiator.
73's
Rich
K5SF
From: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <mike_n4nt@charter.net>
Reply-To: tentec@contesting.com
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion with 10m "buzz" (solved)
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:46:04 -0400
That's a puzzlement indeed !
73, Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa@juno.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion with 10m "buzz" (solved)
> Thanks Mike. Actually, the tuner connection is not the problem. If I
> pull the cable to the tuner from the "Y", the buzz continues. It's
being
> induced (or augmented) by just having the "Y" cable in the power line to
> the fan. I plan to cut the cable apart to see how it's made after I
> replace it.
>
> 73, Duane
>
>
> On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:45:12 -0400 "Mike Hyder -N4NT-"
> <mike_n4nt@charter.net> writes:
> > Hi Duane--
> >
> > You might want to add a little choke inside the tuner where the 12 V
> > lead
> > enters, as well as a bypass cap if there isn't already one there.
> > If the
> > fan is creating the buzz, then coupling it into the tuner may be the
> > source
> > of your trouble and not the bad "Y" connector.
> >
> > 73, Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa@juno.com>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:06 AM
> > Subject: [TenTec] Orion with 10m "buzz" (solved)
> >
> >
> > > I was disheartened last week to find a "buzzing" noise in my
> > otherwise
> > > perfect Orion starting in the 10m SSB frequencies and continuing
> > all the
> > > way up the band. Both RX's, happens with antennas connected or
> > > disconnected or even deselected. This weekend I started pulling
> > cables
> > > to eliminate possible problem areas. Imagine my surprise as I
> > pulled the
> > > RCA plug out of the +13.8 V jack in the back and the buzz stopped!
> > What
> > > was it? It appears to be a cheap "Y" cable that I used to power
> > both the
> > > #310 cooling fan and the light in the 238B tuner. If I plug just
> > the fan
> > > without the "Y", no noise. Same for the tuner. If I plug just
> > the fan
> > > through the Y cable, the noise returns, and is originating in the
> > fan
> > > (noise follows the fan spin-up when power is applied, and stops
> > > immediately when the power is removed.) I plan to build my own
> > cable and
> > > will probably add some bypassing there that is effective at 28
> > MHz. Most
> > > likely no one else will see this problem, but I wanted to post
> > this on
> > > the off-chance that they do.
> > >
> > > 73, Duane
> > >
> > >
> > > Duane Calvin, AC5AA
> > > Austin, Texas
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