Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Interference from HVAC equipment

2012-09-11 Thread W5RDW
My brother, Dexter, K5WDW, just installed RF chokes on the wires going in and out of his heater furnace up in his attic. It was the source of RFI for him on the HF bands. He installed the clamp on style chokes, I think purchased from RF parts. His e-mail is good in www.qrz.com, so you might shoot h

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Interference from HVAC equipment

2012-09-10 Thread Jim Brown
On 9/10/2012 10:42 PM, Erik Basilier wrote: > Newer, energy-saving > equipment seems often to rely on variable speeds; this suggests to me a > source of potential interference. You are right to be VERY concerned -- variable speed motor controllers of all sorts are notoriously bad sources of RF

[Elecraft] [OT] Interference from HVAC equipment

2012-09-10 Thread Erik Basilier
The recent discussion about interference from Plasma TV sets, while not directly related to Elecraft products, caught my eye as very relevant to many hams. Perhaps then a discussion of another potential interference source might be of general interest. Our house furnace and air conditioner equipmen