[AMPS] Advice about what linear to buy

[J. Bradshaw]

| >Well, certainly there are many things to do with TVI.  Often many things act 
| >in concert, not the least of which could be the TV, or even materials not 
| >considered active that just happen to be within the RF field  ......
| 
| For me, a major souce of TVI has been rectification at the joints in 
| metal rain gutters.  The fix was to solder the joints.   

Indeed the 40 watt problem I mentioned was actually due to 
worn mountings on the 2/440 antenna support.  Forty watts 
on 20 meters was destroying channels 2, 4, and 5 with noticeable 
trouble on 7 and 13.  Shaking the mast would make it come and 
go.  After replacing the antenna support and installing the TV 
antenna 5 ft higher on a rotor with a 2/440 beam over it, then 
putting on a Radio Shack high pass filter, I can now watch 
any channel with an excellent picture while talking on all bands 
80-10m with the amp (30L-1) on line.  All coax cables, including 
the Ham feedlines and quad-shield rg-6 for the TV/VCR and 
stereo all go through the same hole in the wall.

Jim,
ac6tk


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