[RFI] Linksys Router Birdies

David C. Hallam dhallam at rapidsys.com
Fri Mar 12 10:05:54 PST 2010


Surprisingly enough, my severe router birdies went away when I switched 
from a horizontal antenna to a vertical.  I was using an end fed long 
wire and replaced it with a Butternut vertical.

David
]KW4DH

Tony wrote:
> All,
> 
> What is the best method of getting rid of router birdies? I have a Cisco 
> Linksys router with both wireless and wired connections. There's a long 
> run (50ft) of unshielded CAT 5 cable going to the shack which I'll be 
> replacing with shielded cable. I'm told the wallwart can be a source of 
> RFI as well.
> 
> Is there a particular brand of Ethernet cable that's shielded better 
> than others?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tony -K2MO
> 
> 
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