[Amps] Amp causing RFI
Alek Petkovic
vk6apk at bigpond.com
Mon Feb 3 22:48:09 EST 2020
Indeed. It has also helped me and most ham friends I know on numerous
occasions.
Adding a few shallow buried wires to the ground rod has also worked well
for me.
73, Alek. VK6APK
On 4/02/2020 10:31 am, John Bodine wrote:
> Just forget I said anything. I thought I could contribute something that
> helped me and just forget it. I'll just listen from the background and
> absorb all the wisdom. 73.
>
> On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 3:15 PM <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately a station ground does not magically absorb unwanted RF.
>> I do not even have a ground rod connected to my transceiver. I am not
>> sure why one amplifier would cause RFI and another one would not
>> unless the output was significantly different. The output power was
>> not mentioned in the original post. I would definitely use a quality
>> feedline and chokes at the antenna to minimize RF current on this
>> feedline.
>>
>> John KK9A
>>
>>
>> John Bodine john.bodine at gmail.com
>>
>> Drive a ground rod close to your operating position and connect to it. Your
>> problems will be cured.
>>
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