[RFI] RFI Question

Christopher Wawak kc2ieb at wawak.org
Fri Feb 12 08:09:58 EST 2021


I put my vote on the resonance causing the RFI to be stronger at that
frequency. Are you thinking other reflections/etc might cancel out the
spike at the resonant frequency?

On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 2:02 AM Tony <73guddx at gmail.com> wrote:

> All:
>
> The question below came up in a recent conversation:
>
> If a device that generates RFI at a consistent level across the HF
> spectrum were connected to a wire that was 1/2 wavelength at a given HF
> frequency, would the level of RFI be noticeably stronger at that frequency?
>
> The consensus was that it *should* be because the device is generating
> RF like any other RF transmitter and the wire being 1/2 wave would act
> as a dipole at the resonant frequency.
>
> Sounds plausible, but I have a feeling it's not as simple as that.
>
> Tony
>
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