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Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Switching Supplies

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Switching Supplies
From: "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.net>
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Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2012 06:40:37 -0500
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Place ferrite donuts on every cable at the router. Wind several turns of the CAT cable and power cable through a donut to form a common mode choke. Requires one on each cable which makes a clump of inconvenience behind the router/switch.

As a benefit, in trying to resolve some data issues when using the Omni VII via the internet, the addition of common mode chokes helped that too both with the reliability of the Omni VII internet connection and reduced the noise coming from the router/switch.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- From: "wade staggs" <tvman1954@gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Switching Supplies


*Jameco ?? Haven't thought about them in years. I do remember the other
Radio Stores. Most of which were bought out by Tandy Corp. Has anyone found
a work around for the Hash from Routers? *

On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:51 PM, Don Allen <w9cw@yahoo.com> wrote:

Most of the older style Linksys routers, such as the WRT54G and WRT54GL
were, and still are, notorious for creating hash... not only their switch
mode wall warts, but the Ethernet outputs did not include any RF bypassing. Thus, the Ethernet cables connected to the router acted like long antennas
propagating the hash everywhere.  Although you can find linear wall warts
at most suppliers, I've found the most reliable source for linear wall
warts is Jameco Electronics - a company that I was surprised was still in
business.  Years ago, you used to see Jameco ads everywhere.

73
Don W9CW



On 9/8/2012 3:30 PM, N4be_Jim wrote:

Sorry to drag this out but its a problem.  Noise generated by switching
supplies... I used the TenTec switcher that came with the Orion and it was clean. The build in switcher in my Icom 775 is also very clean. They are good design. But go buy a network router or switch, or have a cable box installed in your house, or even in your neighbors house, and you may get a lot of noise across the HF spectrum, with strong warbly carriers at regular intervals. The switching supplies are basically an oscillator that drives
the power devices to produce the output voltage.  Harmonics of that
oscillator cover the spectrum. Wall warts are terrible sources, such as those used to power routers or cable boxes. I had to replace the wall wart
on my router with a traditional DC supply to clean up one problem, but
there are many other oriental wall warts elsewhere in the house, all
creating hash. I have HF mobile and I can cruise the neighborhood and hear
them as strong signals everywhere.

   Nuff said.  73 Jim N4BE
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