RE: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs? TEMPESTING

2008-03-29 Thread Peter G. Viscarola
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Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs? TEMPESTING

2008-03-27 Thread Theodore A. Antanaitis
Not exactly. I refer you to: http://www.nsa.gov/ia/industry/tempest.cfm in which you find the phrase ...Compromising Emanations... . This does not necessarily imply any emanations although some do attack the problem by attempting to restrict all emanations. 73 Ted WA7ZZB - Original Message

Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-26 Thread Tony
All, Thanks for the replies regarding PC RFI. Dell states that most of their computer systems are FCC Class-B certified. Class-B being the more stringent standard over Class-A. The bottom line is that there are no guarantees a Class-B device will not cause interference. From what I gather,

Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-25 Thread Ken Meinken
Turn off your main circuit breakers for the house. That will quickly tell you if the problem is in your house or not. Run the CB and 10m units off of a battery for the test. Ken WA8JXM On Mar 22, 2008, at 11:25 AM, Rodney wrote: I've turned off all my cordless phones, computers and

RE: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-25 Thread rojomn
] On Behalf Of Rodney Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 10:26 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs? Bill, I haven't been following this thread, but THANKS! You've answered several questions that I had! Now I have a question: I have an 11-meter rig in my

Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-24 Thread Tony
All, I found what seems to be a good deal for the next shack PC. Dell offers a 200 Slim Tower with a 19 LCD monitor for around $400. As for the RFI issues, I have my fingers crossed. Anyone using a Dell in the shack? Any RFI complaints? Tony -K2MO

Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-24 Thread John Becker, WØJAB
Tony I can't say for sure about the Dell model you picked but I have 7 Dell's running here in the room. One running as a server without any problem. Wish I could say the same for my power company. BTW - still on 40 P1 to P3. John, W0JAB At 03:00 PM 3/24/2008, you wrote: All, I found what

Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-23 Thread Tony
] RFI-Free PCs? ORIGINAL MESSAGE: On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:17:22 -0400, Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Need to replace the PC in the shack and would like to find something that's RFI-free out of the box. REPLY FOLLOWS What kind of RFI? RFI caused by the computer

Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-23 Thread Alex Flinsch
On Mar 21, 2008, at 11:17 PM, Tony wrote: All, Need to replace the PC in the shack and would like to find something that's RFI-free out of the box. I've had terrible luck with desktop PC's, but the last two laptops (Toshiba) were very quiet. I'm leaning towards something in the small-PC

Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-23 Thread Chuck Mayfield - AA5J
Is your display LCD or CRT? In my experience, CRT displays are sometimes a major source.

Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-22 Thread Bill Turner
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:17:22 -0400, Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Need to replace the PC in the shack and would like to find something that's RFI-free out of the box. REPLY FOLLOWS What kind of RFI? RFI caused by the computer and picked up by your

Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-22 Thread Rodney
Bill, I haven't been following this thread, but THANKS! You've answered several questions that I had! Now I have a question: I have an 11-meter rig in my shack (Sorry guys, but I started in CB LONG before I became a Ham and that was in 1981) that has HALF SCALE noise! I also have the same

Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-22 Thread Russell Hltn
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 5:25 AM, Rodney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've turned off all my cordless phones, computers and anything else I can think of that would cause this, but it still exists. I live in a residential area so there are houses all around me. I'm HOPING that the problem is in MY

Re: [digitalradio] RFI-Free PCs?

2008-03-22 Thread Bill Turner
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:25:34 -0700 (PDT), Rodney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any ideas on WHAT could be generating this noise? REPLY FOLLOWS There are many possibilities. One of the strangest I personally ran across was a battery charger for an electric