[RTTY] WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION

[Eric - VE3GSI]

Should I ask - WriteLog  and 17 meters? mmmmmmmm!  Perhaps it is something 
Wayne and Steve wrote into the program to prevent accidental operation on 
those bands?  <Big Grin>

As for the RFI issue. Have you tried fussing with the keyboard?  I sort of 
recall someone (maybe on this reflector) having weird issues with RF getting 
into the keyboard.

Eric - VE3GSI.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Hill AA5AU"

>I have an RFI problem on 17 meters. I cannot operate more than 100 watts or 
>my FSK stops shifting. So it's definitely RFI getting
> into something. I have tried a few things and the computer chassis is 
> grounded to my large copper plate where all my grounds go. The
> ground wire is less than 18" to the copper plate.
>
> The weird part about it is that when the carrier stops shifting, the 
> message in WriteLog stops. If I lower the power, the rest of
> the message goes out so I don't actually lose anything being transmitted. 
> I have changed my FSK interface, tried each of my five COM
> ports and a few other things I can think of.
>
> It's almost like the RFI is getting right into the PC and stopping the 
> message from going out. I don't have this problem on my
> laptop. Just haven't figured it out yet. Doesn't seem to be a grounding 
> problem though.
>
> Don AA5AU
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> On 4/4/2012 2:19 PM, Bill wrote:
>> I've connected computer case to radio for years.
>> I can't honestly say I ever noticed more or less rfi.
>
> REPLY:
>
> Every situation is different.
>
> Here, without the ground wire between computer and radio, 160 meters is 
> useless above 400 watts. The keyboard locks up.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT