[RFI] Recent RFI status - Direct TV and Dish?

[W5JR.Mike]

Thanks Dale. In this case, we moved and gave them their unit back. I'm likely to get new products from them in a month or so when we move into the new house although I really am not looking forward to their bill again. 

tnx
Mike / W5JR

On Aug 27, 2013, at 12:37 AM, Dale <svetanoff at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Mike,
> 
> It sounds to me like the manufacturer of the switcher wall wart bothered to put RFI suppression on only 1 side of the line, rather than both sides.  I'll also guess that there is no line-to-line cap in it, either, on the wall plug end.  If that is true, I guess that is only half as bad as omitting all RFI suppression components, as some makers are prone to do.
> 
> 73, Dale
> WA9ENA
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "W5JR.Mike" <w5jr.mike at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Aug 26, 2013 2:43 PM
>> To: "jim at audiosystemsgroup.com" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
>> Cc: "rfi at contesting.com" <rfi at contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: [RFI] Recent RFI status - Direct TV and Dish?
>> 
>> I agree with Jim to watch out for the switcher power supplies. My own experience with a Comcast unit replaced over the summer was noticed to be quite ugly on 160m later in the fall when my focus turned back to TopBand. I could easily trace the electrical wiring in our walls with my AM radio looking for the source. Unplugged the very tiny wall wart and all was quiet. I plugged it back in after the contest and found flipping it 180* was quiet, but as originally plugged in was noisy. My outlet indicated proper wiring from one of the usual plug-in checkers. I left it plugged in the "quiet" way. 
>> 
>> tnx
>> Mike / W5JR
>> 
>> On Aug 26, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 8/26/2013 11:33 AM, Tim Duffy wrote:
>>>> Also, how about RFI problems associated with nearby transmitting antennas
>>>> that might cause RFI overload problems to the Dish or Direct TV systems - as in TVI?
>>> 
>>> I would expect any issues to be the result of 1) noisy switching power supplies,  2) noise from the downlink electronics, and 3) common mode coupling on the coax  (both TX and RX). and I would expect them to be easily solved by winding turns around ferrite cores.  I had DirecTV in Chicago, and never had any issues, with antennas and DirecTV downlead in close proximity (5-25 ft). I don't remember if I did anything with chokes.
>>> 
>>> 73, Jim K9YC
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