I built the kit - works great, but winding that torid was a bear for my old
hands.
Dave
K5WNV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Rowlett" <kc4atu@hotmail.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RFI question for Orion and other TT rigs
> TT has one too in a kit.
>
> Bill kc4atu
>
> >From: "Scott Harwood" <scotth@hsc.edu>
> >Reply-To: scotth@hsc.edu,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> ><tentec@contesting.com>
> >To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> >Subject: Re: [TenTec] RFI question for Orion and other TT rigs
> >Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 10:48:07 -0400
> >
> >MFJ makes a counterpoise tuner. I use it while in Florida in the winter
> >from a 3rd story condo. I had TVI & telephone problems until I got one.
> >Works great with 30 ft. wire around baseboard. No more problems.
> >Scott K4VWK
> >---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >From: "GARY HUBER" <glhuber@msn.com>
> >Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
> >Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:38:58 -0500
> >
> > >And I'm not commenting on any issue but the counterpoise to move the RF
> >high voltage point off the equipment in the shack. I have addressed
audio,
> >lightning, RF, and protective AC grounding on a professional basis....
went
> >to the commercial schools, did the work, and take care of my own
equipment.
> >But I did not see anyone else suggesting the counterpoise solution. By
the
> >way I believe there was a commercial "RF ground Tuner" marketed a few
years
> >ago..... well maybe more than a few years. It'd do about the same thing
> >which is to take the RF high voltage point off the equipment.
> > >
> > >Gary - AB9M - www.csm-gh.com<http://www.csm-gh.com/>
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Tommy<mailto:aldermant@alltel.net>
> > > To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment<mailto:tentec@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:10 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] RFI question for Orion and other TT rigs
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm certainly not disagreeing with Gary...BUT
> > >
> > > What is THE most important part of your ham radio system? In my
> > > opinion, it's your antenna. Why not build your antenna carefully and
> > > correctly to begin with, then buy your expensive radio's of your
> > > choice. It seems to me that if you follow the simple suggestions in
> > > the ARRL Handbook and design your antenna system so it is NOT some
> > > odd quarter wave length into your shack, you probably will not ever
> > > have to deal with the RFI issue at all? Isn't that why that
> > > information is in the Handbook?
> > >
> > > In my short and active 53 years in the hobby, the ONLY time I ever
> > > had an RFI problem was when I had one end of my 80m dipole directly
> > > over the top of my house. Any power output greater than 500w and my
> > > Hercules amp would just go nuts! The ONLY solution necessary was to
> > > move the antenna about 10' further away from the house. I learned
> > > that little lesson by experience. Building a ham station that works
> > > well requires a little bit of knowledge and a LOT of common sense.
> > >
> > > BTW, when your having 'strange' problems with a Ten Tec rig, one of
> > > the first things that Paul Clinton will ask you is "where is your
> > > antenna located?"
> > >
> > > Tommy - W4BQF
> > >
> > > At Tuesday 08:45 AM 6/28/2005, GARY HUBER wrote:
> > > >One "easy" way to reduce the "RFI in your shack" is the old time
> > > >counterpoise. Just a quarter wave length of wire for each band,
> > > >connected at the ground post of your transceiver and then strung out
> > > >along the baseboard. I've used a multi-conductor cable, like rotor
> > > >cable, all conductors soldered together at the termination, but with
> > > >each conductor a different quarter wave length and the excess wire
> > > >removed. It works even when the ground rod below the desk doesn't.
> > > >
> > > >73,
> > > >
> > > >Gary - AB9M
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Tommy
> >Alderman<mailto:aldermant@alltel.net<mailto:aldermant@alltel.net>>
> > > > To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec
> >Equipment'<mailto:tentec@contesting.com<mailto:tentec@contesting.com>>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 9:52 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [TenTec] RFI question for Orion and other TT rigs
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Roy,
> > > >
> > > > One of the best and easiest ways to avoid "RF in your shack" is
to
> >make
> > > > sure that one half the length of your antenna plus the total
length
> >of
> > > > your feed line is NOT an odd quarter wavelength long. The reason
> >for
> > > > that is if that total is an odd quarter wavelength, you will have
a
> > > > maximum voltage field in your shack. The second most easiest
thing
> >to
> > > > avoid is do not let the end of any of your antennas terminate
> >directly
> > > > over your shack, as that too, is a high voltage field point.
> > > >
> > > > Tommy - W4BQF
> > >
> > >
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