Topband: DavisRF

2011-11-01 Thread jcraig
Does anyone have expereince dealing with the DavisRF company or their CW18 copperweld? Please reply to me directly. Cheers Joe VO1NA This electronic communication is governed by the terms and conditions at http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2011.php _

Re: Topband: RFI

2011-11-01 Thread Bill Stewart
Mike, We bought a Samsung HD TV a few years ago. It puts out a birdie every 25khz or so and can be heard fairly strong on 160..one around 1825. It also puts out a pulse type trash in large portions of 80/75 mtrs. I can hear it out in the back yard shack. The only way to get rid of the noise is t

Topband: RFI

2011-11-01 Thread Hal Kennedy
I have had two instances over the past few years of similar noise Mike. Both cases turned out to be small switching power supplies...one for a Dell laptop, the other for an LCD monitor. Both supplies were very quiet under normal circumstances, but were laying on the floor along with lots of coax

Topband: Seasonal Deployable Ground System

2011-11-01 Thread PaulKB8N
Many topbanders pull their radials up at the end of the Topband season in the Spring, and re-deploy them in the Fall. I've tried laying thin-wire radials and have had troubles with the dog catching his nails on the wires, or digging them up. Occasionally, I've had trouble with the mower or

Re: Topband: RFI

2011-11-01 Thread Paul Christensen
Typical switch-mode noise. Over the years, I have had to identify several of these noise sources from within my own home as well as neighbors. Keep in mind this is a different type of noise to localize than that produced by power lines. The first step involves powering down your hone, one cir

Topband: Using a DX-Engineering 80m vertical as part of an inverted L on 160?

2011-11-01 Thread WA8JXM
I am wondering if anyone has used a DX-Engineering 80m vertical as the vertical part and the support for a 160m inverted L, connecting the rest of the required length to the top. Of course there would have to be one or two guys to counteract the pull of the horizontal part of the L.Seems li

Re: Topband: RFI

2011-11-01 Thread Pete Smith
You might want to try this on the r...@contesting.com reflector. In the meantime, how high in frequency can you hear this. Can you see it on a panoramic display? 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://rev

Re: Topband: RFI

2011-11-01 Thread Clint Talmadge
If you recently purchased any new electric heaters, check them. Some of the new electronic thermostats can generate what you describe. Clint - W5CPT - On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 7:22 AM, Mike Greenway wrote: > This year I am encountering a hash noise that repeats about every 66 to 70 > Khz. It is

Topband: RFI

2011-11-01 Thread Mike Greenway
This year I am encountering a hash noise that repeats about every 66 to 70 Khz. It is maybe 20 or 25 khz wide with a peak at the center. Sound like the background noise is just increasing as you tune across it. Has anyone identified something like this? 73 Mike K4PI _