Topband: RFI tripping GFI breaker on 160m

[Jon Zaimes, AA1K]

Hi Darrell,
Had similar problem when installing a station in Rehoboth Beach, DE, a few years ago. Client had an addition built for the ham shack and breaker box used the arc-fault breakers now required.
We tried all kinds of toroid filtering in the shack but couldn't eliminate the problem.
We did some research and a QST article mentioned the manufacturer had special arc-fault breakers that were more RFI proof.
Client had his electrician come in but rather than replace with those he reverted to older non-arc-fault breakers and that cured the RFI problem.

73/Jon
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-----Original Message-----
From: AB2E Darrell <ab2e at hotmail.com>
To: topband at contesting.com <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Thu, Dec 29, 2022 9:20 pm
Subject: Topband: RFI tripping GFI breaker on 160m

I trip a GFI breaker sometimes on 160m, usually in a contest 1500W.
Never had a problem when GFI outlets were the norm, but I had some electrical work done in an added
 room and the new code calls for a GFI breaker.
Has anyone had a similar experience and located an RFI resistant GFI breaker?
73 and HNY,
Darrell AB2E


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