[Elecraft] RFI from computer

2010-12-12 Thread Barry
Was playing in the 10m contest this weekend and had noise (like a dirty, hashy carrier, similar to TV-generated noise) every 5-10 kHz as I tuned the band. When I turned my laptop off, it went away. My laptop is about 4 ft from the radio and about 25 ft from my balcony dipole. Any thoughts on

Re: [Elecraft] RFI from computer

2010-12-12 Thread Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF
- From: Barry To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 1:38 AM Subject: [Elecraft] RFI from computer Was playing in the 10m contest this weekend and had noise (like a dirty, hashy carrier, similar to TV-generated noise) every 5-10 kHz as I tuned the band. When I

Re: [Elecraft] RFI from computer

2010-12-12 Thread Monty Shultes
Barry - The interference may be coming from the LCD. Can you reduce the brightness of the display? Also check the power supply - try putting beads on the leads. It could be a noisy switching supply. If, as Jeff suggested, it's Ethernet noise, you could use a USB wireless adapter if the

Re: [Elecraft] RFI from computer

2010-12-12 Thread Barry
Thanks for comments so far. Running wireless for internet connection (and yes, needs to be connected). Unplugged PS and no change while on battery. Using an external monitor, with laptop monitor off. Turning off external monitor makes no difference. Barry W2UP -- View this message in

Re: [Elecraft] RFI from computer

2010-12-12 Thread Tony Estep
On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Barry w...@comcast.net wrote: Thanks for comments so far. Running wireless for internet connection (and yes, needs to be connected) Barry, what Jeff means is to go to the device manager in your Windows, find the internal Ethernet adaptor, and set it to

Re: [Elecraft] RFI from computer

2010-12-12 Thread N3XX
computer to be sure it's not radiating any rf. GL - 73, Tim - N3XX - Original Message - From: Barry w...@comcast.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RFI from computer Thanks for comments so far. Running wireless

Re: [Elecraft] RFI from computer

2010-12-12 Thread Larry - K2GN
S/N - 3278P3 S/N - 51 From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Monty Shultes Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 10:57 AM To: Barry; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RFI from computer Barry - The interference may be coming

Re: [Elecraft] RFI from computer

2010-12-12 Thread Brian Alsop
Any USB/serial dongles connected. There were some postings previously on these beasties sometimes causing noise. 73 de Brian/K3KO On 12/12/2010 15:38, Barry wrote: Was playing in the 10m contest this weekend and had noise (like a dirty, hashy carrier, similar to TV-generated noise) every

Re: [Elecraft] RFI from computer

2010-12-12 Thread Adrian
On 12/13/2010 03:00 AM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote: Subject: [Elecraft] RFI from computer To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID:4d04ec8f.4010...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Was playing in the 10m contest this weekend and had noise