[RFI] HF Problems

[K4RO Kirk Pickering]

Phil,

Can you give us some information on your antenna system,
and its proximity to the home? Also any information that
you can supply about the feedline, tuner, chokes or baluns 
in the antenna system would also be useful.

73, 

Kirk K4RO


On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 06:36:21PM -0600, pwjmrj at quixnet.net wrote:
> 1.	I have an ICOM IC-738 HF Radio, connected to an ICOM IC-PW1 Linear.
> When running barefoot, I have no problem with the receive volume on the
> exciter.   However, the minute I turn on the linear, the receive volume on
> the exciter drops 80% or more.  

> 2.	I have an ICOM IC-738 HF Radio, connected to an ICOM IC-PW1 Linear.
> When running barefoot, I do not cause IF interference in our home.  However,
> the minute I turn on the linear, my signal bleeds into the phones, radios
> and TVs.  I have installed a quality low pass filter as well as chokes on
> every electronic item.  Much to my dismay, these steps haven't eliminated
> the problem.