Re: [Elecraft] LED/LCD Monitor?

2019-11-24 Thread Jim Brown

On 11/24/2019 10:09 AM, Marty via Elecraft wrote:

  What I need to know is if anyone has a suggestion or experience as to 
brand/model that plays well in an RF environment not producing or being 
susceptible to noise.


The most common source of RF noise from video monitors is the 
switch-mode power supply that virtually all of them use. A good way to 
avoid that noise is to buy a monitor where the power supply is an 
external wall wart that can 1) be replaced a vintage linear power supply 
or 2) run from the 12-14VDC system in the shack.


I have had success with this approach with a few 23-24-in Samsung models 
that run from 14VDC. Larger and fancier models run from higher DC 
voltages, for which linear DC power supplies are much harder to find.


Some noise may also be generated by the monitors themselves, which can 
be suppressed by winding video and power cables through #31 Fair-Rite 
cores.


The only monitor I've seen that was had trouble with high power RF was a 
Samsung model that used touch-screen controls. It went nuts when I 
transmitted on a nearby antenna. It was given to me by another ham who 
had the same problem.


73, Jim K9YC
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[Elecraft] LED/LCD Monitor?

2019-11-24 Thread Marty via Elecraft
In anticipation of my K4D I’d like to put an accompanying monitor on my 
Christmas list.  What I need to know is if anyone has a suggestion or 
experience as to brand/model that plays well in an RF environment not producing 
or being susceptible to noise.

Thanks

73 Marty / W4MY
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