[TenTec] GFI Problems

[Chuck Secrest]

Chas,

I had the same problem when I lived in Florida. No outside antennas allowed
so my antenna farm has hidden in the attic. Every time I ran the amplifier
on 40 meters, the bathroom GFI would trip. The actual GFI was about 10 feet
from the antenna but the wiring was much closer. Didn't have the problem on
20, 15 or 10. Also I did not have the problem with several other GFI
circuits in the house. In the end the only way I found to solve the problem
was to replace the GFI with a standard circuit. Not the safest solution but
then I was 50 years old before I lived in a house with a GFI circuit.

73 and all the best for the holidays.

Chuck, AD8W

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Charles Greene
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 10:35 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] GFI Problems

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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