[RFI] Smoke and CO alarms

Hardy Landskov n7rt at cox.net
Mon Oct 1 17:35:47 EDT 2007


I have the same problem. I could not fix the alarms so I took out the
batteries. (They even went off with 100 watts).
If there are smoke alarms out there that don't go off around RF please let
me know.
N7RT


At 07:43 PM 10/1/2007 +0000, Missouri Guy, N0TT wrote:
>Rick,  I don't know your antenna layout there, but it
>sounds like you have some "RF-in-the-shack" problems.
>
>Assuming that your station grounding is adequate, try changing the
>length of feedline to your 80m antenna by 1/4-wavelength
>or so....see if that helps.
>
>73,
>Charlie, N0TT
>
>On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:27:03 -0700 "Rick D" <n6pe at pacbell.net> writes:
>> Chasing VK9WWI this morning I fired up the Alpha 78 on 80 meters.
>> 
>> Woke the dogs and XYL setting off my First Alert BATTERY operated 
>> smoke and CO alarms.
>> 
>> Any known cure short of QRP or QRT ?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Rick Darwicki  -= N6PE =-
>> =================================================
>> 17775 Elmhurst Circle
>> Yorba Linda, CA 92886
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