Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 111, Issue 37

[wa3mej at comcast.net]

Boy does that sound familiar... First make sure you have a really really good ground.. Kenwood radios (IMHO) seem to need a better ground than many other radios or they suffer RF problems.  

I also would make sure the open wire feed line comes away from the antenna at a 90 deg angle.. IF you suspect your ground is not adequate .. try laying some radials (temporarily) in your shack and make them as long as you can.. I use aluminum foil it works great but the wife hates me big time when I steal her foil. 



Finally if all else fails... get a remote balun from radio works and connect it to the feed line about 10-15 ft from the house/shack and bring coax in to the shack.. you might also add an UNUN at the back of the amp between the amp and the tuner. 



Jim wa3mej 

Message: 1 
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:52:30 -0700 (PDT) 
From: Jim WA9YSD <wa9ysd at yahoo.com> 
Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation 
To: "topband at contesting.com" <topband at contesting.com> 
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All this talk about beverages makes me thirsty. ?Thats, for 160M DX. 

I use to rag chew on CW,use to run CW nets back in the day. If the guy is calling CQ DX I sit and listen to see what is drummed up. He is paying for the electric bill not me. Besides chances are he has a better antenna that I do on 160M. 

I am going to ramble just a bit, new to the forum. 

I live on a small city lot. always had RFI issue of one sort or another. The less time I transmit the better off I am when running 500 watts. ?Maybe I should start QRP but I am at 25 confirmed on 160M and gunning for 100 for 9B DXCC. 

I have been working DX for so long now that I for got how to rage-chew.? 

Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith.?Jim K9TF/WA9YSD 

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Message: 2 
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:57:34 -0400 (EDT) 
From: DnEMoth at aol.com 
Subject: Topband: 160 meter G5RV 
To: topband at contesting.com 
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My brother W2NFK just purchased a G5RV MAX 160-10 meter antenna and when he 
 transmitts the RF is getting back into the shack making for RF burns on 
the  mic.The transceiver is a K'wood TS 440-SAT with the built in tuner. 
Anyone have  any ideas for a RF choke to stop it. Reply off line so not to start 
a long  line on here.TNX 

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