[TenTec] GFI Problems

Charles Greene w1cg at qsl.net
Mon Dec 13 22:34:53 EST 2004


Hi,

I hooked up my Swan Linear to my OMNI-VI and had some RF in the shack when 
using my Windom antenna which I cured by installing a couple of 1:1 baluns 
in the coax feed line, but I still have one problem I haven't solved 
yet.  When I transmit, the upstairs bathroom Ground Fault Isolator trips, 
probably on RF.  The antenna is about 15 ft from the GFI, so the wires 
going to the GFI may be picking up the RF directly from the antenna.  On my 
vertical which is about 30 ft from the GFI, there are no RF problems.  Has 
anyone had this problem, and what did you do to eliminate it?   I must be 
somewhat common because I was talking to a local ham who had and still has 
the same problem.  I was thinking about installing some .001 ufd caps 
across the wires in the bathroom wall coming into the GFI receptacle.  I 
don't know if that would do the job or make it worse.

TNX for the bandwidth

Chas, W1CG



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