[RFI] AFCI

Howard Lester hlester@as.arizona.edu
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 07:53:31 -0700


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed - K0iL" <k0il@arrl.net>
To: <KE2N@cs.com>; <rfi@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 7:06 PM
Subject: RE: [RFI] AFCI
> I have a bathroom GFI that is in the brkr box that's somewhat sensitive to
> RF, but cannot ever duplicate it.  Usually find it tripped after I've been
> on contesting and transmitting over a wide range of freqs so unable to
> determine which band or specific freq(s) it trips at.  Only find it that
> way once or twice a year though.

I literally smoked a GFCI outlet while operating 17m with 100 watts. I
replaced it with a Leviton and all was well after that.

Howard Lester N7SO
Tucson