Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-24 Thread Wes
Actually, he does https://www.dj0ip.com/about_ocfd On 11/24/2022 12:31 PM, Edward Mccann wrote: Kent: I find that while your named expert with “more practical research than anyone on the planet”will likely claim expertise in just about anything, I have never seen anything observational, anal

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-24 Thread Edward Mccann
Kent: I find that while your named expert with “more practical research than anyone on the planet”will likely claim expertise in just about anything, I have never seen anything observational, analytical, or anecdotal written by him on RFI in general or specifically associated with the OCFD. I

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-24 Thread Jim Brown
On 11/24/2022 8:45 AM, K9ZTV wrote: Amen to everything Steve says. Yes. DJ0IP, who has done more practical research on off-center-fed dipoles than probably anyone on the planet, has concluded they are fine up to 500-700 watts, but problematic above that and not recommended. Those conclusi

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-24 Thread dobox
th.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Running high power Certainly as you increase power you are more likely to cause undesirableeffects in the home.  Now I am going to make a generalization that I havefound true.  The antenna type makes a significant difference ininterference.  Unbalanced antennas introduc

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-24 Thread Tom Doligalski via Elecraft
Suggest that this thread has migrated greatly from one directly relevant to Elecraft equipment. Tom W4KX Sent from my iPad > On Nov 24, 2022, at 11:45 AM, K9ZTV wrote: > > Amen to everything Steve says. > > DJ0IP, who has done more practical research on off-center-fed dipoles than > prob

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-24 Thread K9ZTV
Amen to everything Steve says. DJ0IP, who has done more practical research on off-center-fed dipoles than probably anyone on the planet, has concluded they are fine up to 500-700 watts, but problematic above that and not recommended. 73, Kent K9ZTV > On Nov 24, 2022, at 9:37 AM, Steve Hall<99s

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-24 Thread Steve Hall
Certainly as you increase power you are more likely to cause undesirable effects in the home. Now I am going to make a generalization that I have found true. The antenna type makes a significant difference in interference. Unbalanced antennas introduce more RF into the home as opposed to balance

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread Lyn Norstad
Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Al Lorona Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 10:06 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Running high power Thank you for all your responses. I did not mean my question to

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread Edward Mccann
Ed: If she’s lucky she could stream it on her new I-pad you buy her for Christmas ! Ed McCann AG6CX > On Nov 23, 2022, at 8:42 AM, Ed Cole wrote: > > I only have one RFI issue with my K3+KXPA100: running 80w on 50.125 SSB. > > Seems my wife has her portable radio tuned to 100.1 MHz FM in the

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread James F. Boehner, MD via Elecraft
ers is that when the doorbell rings, the amp gets turned off! Good luck-this is an interesting journey! '73 de JIM N2ZZ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Al Lorona Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 11:06 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread Ed Cole
I only have one RFI issue with my K3+KXPA100: running 80w on 50.125 SSB. Seems my wife has her portable radio tuned to 100.1 MHz FM in the next room. 50.125 x2 = 100.25 "ouch"! Antenna is 20-foot high on tower attached to end of the house. Guess I need a "good" harmonic filter. I had one on

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread Al Lorona
Thank you for all your responses. I did not mean my question to solicit the thousands of ways of solving this problem, but merely a poll of hams' experiences running high power. Based on all of the private and public responses I received, it's about 50% who've had problems with consumer equipme

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread john
What antenna, choke and feedline are you using? John KK9A Al Lorona W6LX wrote: I'm really curious to ask those on this list who run high power: Do you find that you get into all kinds of devices around the house? I ran the KPA-500 in an extended manner for really the first time during the P

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread Jerry Moore
I'm -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Dave (NK7Z) Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 9:16 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Running high power Al, Are you by chance running an end fed antenna? 73, and thanks, Dave

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread Jerry Moore
et Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Running high power On 11/22/2022 2:36 PM, Al Lorona wrote: > 1/ interfered with FM broadcast radio. > > 2/ caused the internet to drop out every time I keyed up on the lower bands. > > Am I the only one? Those of you who run high power all the time... how

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread Dave (NK7Z)
Al, Are you by chance running an end fed antenna? 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 11/23/22 05:59, Wes wrote: I run a KPA500 all of the time; essentially, I run a 500W

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread Wes
I run a KPA500 all of the time; essentially, I run a 500W transceiver.   I have never had an issue as you describe.  The only chokes in the shack are the ones molded onto the various computer cables that come with them. Outside, I use a homebrew W2DU type balun (sorry Jim) at the feedpoint of m

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread Jim Brown
On 11/22/2022 2:36 PM, Al Lorona wrote: 1/ interfered with FM broadcast radio. 2/ caused the internet to drop out every time I keyed up on the lower bands. Am I the only one? Those of you who run high power all the time... how do you deal with these annoyances? Both are caused by lousy desig

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-23 Thread Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP
All of the information that you will get on bonding equipment and use of ferrites (31 mix seems best for HF) will help. But in my opinion, the single most important thing you can do is to reduce common-mode RF flowing on your feedline. That requires a common mode choke at the feedpoint of your a

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-22 Thread James Bennett via Elecraft
Al - I’m not on the RFI reflector, but wanted to give you a quick reply here, since it in a way does involve Elecraft things. I have a K4D, KPA500, KAT500 and run RG-213 to a 30 foot tall Zerofive Flagpole vertical in the back yard - 10 various length radials. I put isolation transformers on eac

Re: [Elecraft] Running high power

2022-11-22 Thread Pete Smith N4ZR
Al, you really should take this question to the r...@contesting.com reflector - there is a huge amount of experience--based information there from a number of RFI mavens. One of the most energetic and prolific is K9YC, who has written a number of very detailed papers on various aspects of RFI t