[RFI] Fwd: 20 Meter Interference
K9MA
k9ma at sdellington.us
Fri Feb 26 14:07:39 EST 2021
Sorry, I spoke too soon. Shortly after I sent the last message, the
interference returned, eve with the choke. It appears to be getting onto
the power wiring via the wall wart. I try a different one.
73,
Scott K9MA
On 2/26/2021 1:03 PM, K9MA wrote:
> Half a dozen or so turns of the wire from the wall wart to the device
> on a Radio Shack 2730104 "Snap-On" ferrite core completely eliminates
> the interference. These cores generic. MFJ used to sell them, too.
> According to the data sheet, 6 turns should be about 450 Ohms at 14 MHz.
>
> 73,
> Scott K9MA
>
> On 2/26/2021 12:04 PM, K9MA wrote:
>> It turned out to be a wireless doorbell extender, right in the shack.
>> Once again proving that one should check your own home first. I'm not
>> sure if it's the wall wart or the device itself. It seems to have
>> magically fixed itself after power cycling, but I'm sure it will be
>> back.
>>
>> I suspect the 1.1 second interval between noise pulses is the polling
>> period of the device, when it draws current from the wall wart. If a
>> ferrite core on the power lead doesn't fix it, I'll just unplug it
>> when operating. Who wants to be disturbed by the doorbell then, anyway?
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Scott K9MA
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [RFI] 20 Meter Interference
>> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 20:25:09 -0600
>> From: K9MA <k9ma at sdellington.us>
>> To: rfi at contesting.com
>>
>>
>>
>> The spectra images didn't come through, so here are the links:
>>
>> http://sdellington.us/hr/RFI/20m_K9MA.jpg
>> <http://sdellington.us/hr/RFI/20m_K9MA.jpg>
>>
>> http://sdellington.us/hr/RFI/20m1_K9MA.jpg
>> <http://sdellington.us/hr/RFI/20m1_K9MA.jpg>
>>
>> 73,
>> Scott K9MA
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/23/2021 7:46 PM, K9MA wrote:
>>> I've recently started seeing this signal on 20 meters, probably
>>> local, as it is present late at night when the band is dead. It is a
>>> swept signal, typically starting at about 13.625, sweeping upward to
>>> a sharp cutoff at about 14.125. The total sweep seems to be about
>>> 500 kHz. The sweep slows down near the upper limit and seems to
>>> dwell there. Sweep repeats about once per second. It seems to be
>>> amplitude modulated during the sweep, so it shows up as a series of
>>> pulses on the waterfall display. While the frequency range seems
>>> fairly stable, it does move around a bit. I can't tell whether the
>>> frequency change is systematic or random.
>>>
>>> In the attached images, the blue trace is the peak signal,
>>> accumulated over many sweeps. The yellow one is the actual signal,
>>> without averaging, which I caught near the upper end of the sweep.
>>> The waterfall shows the pulsed modulation. Resolution bandwidth is
>>> about 440 Hz.
>>>
>>> Any idea what this might be?
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Scott K9MA
>>>
>>
>
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Scott K9MA
k9ma at sdellington.us
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