Ok guys
Everything is groundedbut when you are pushing legal limit power in a
contest, I have blown up my USB to Serial Converter. It just doesn't work
after the RF does its magic to it. That is why I went to a serial connection.
So, what have people experienced with their USB
Some random thoughts:
Unless the contest legal limit is different from the regular legal limit
(always a possibility I guess) I haven't had any problems.
How did you determine that the USB-serial converter was damaged by RF and not
something else?
If you have enough RF in the shack to be
Lee,
Everything may be grounded, but that is a safety ground, and it
certainly cannot be relied on for an RF ground. It sounds like things
in your shack are hot with RF. The place to correct that is at the
antennas - the feedline should not be carrying common mode RF into the
shack - i.e.
: Lee Buller k...@swbell.net
To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 9:33 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] USB to Serial Plus 1500 watts
Ok guys
Everything is groundedbut when you are pushing legal limit power in a
contest, I have blown up my USB to Serial
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