Clay,
You'll get more meaningful feedback if you move this RFI discussion to the RFI reflector. The Elecraft reflector is the wrong place for it. https://www.contesting.com/FAQ/rfi If you're using passive speakers as you implied in your email, a ferrite core at each speaker connection to your amplifier should do the trick. Suggest you disconnect all five speakers and reconnect them and work on them one at a time This is an excellent resource: www.audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf 73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clay Autery" <k...@montac.com> To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 8:09:54 AM Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Speaker Wire Recommendations? OK... so I am knee deep in assembling and installing a subRX, et al., but got reminded by the XYL that I STILL have not addressed the signal bleed into the audio system via the long runs of parallel conductor speaker wires in the HT setup. In order to maintain a high "SAF" (Spouse Acceptance Factor), I need to deal with this issue WHILE I am in the attic re-configuring the network and routing various shack related wiring. I cannot imagine a stellar group of operators as are gathered here have not had to deal with this before. <grin> I am hoping that replacing the speaker wire with either simple twisted pair (or shielded, twisted pair, w/shield properly terminated) will mitigate the hits the HT system is taking. *Q: Do any of y'all have recommendations for a particular wire stock for use in this application?* Small system... only about 50W per channel on the 5 main speakers, so they don't have to be monster-sized conductors. I considered using CAT-5(+) wire and bonding all 4 pair to a single loop, but I don't think a single run would be enough copper (?), and I don't want to make multiple runs per driver. *Any ideas?* 73, -- ______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G (318) 518-1389 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to donov...@starpower.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
