Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-13 Thread Filipe Lopes
guide. > > > > Regards > > JC > > N4IS > > > > *From:* Filipe Lopes [mailto:ct1...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Monday, October 12, 2015 9:52 AM > *To:* JC > *Cc:* topBand > *Subject:* Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage > > > > Hello JC, &g

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-13 Thread Filipe Lopes
Thanks for this testing suggestiong Eddie, it will sure be a good way to check if it works or not. 73's Filipe Lopes CT1ILT - CR6K F4VPX - TM3M 2015-10-12 20:14 GMT+02:00 Eduardo Araujo : > >> With these ferrites I ask the same question, should I put the choke > close > >> to the 9:1 Balun or ne

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-13 Thread Filipe Lopes
Thanks for this grounding tip too Jim. 73's Filipe Lopes CT1ILT - CR6K F4VPX - TM3M 2015-10-13 4:03 GMT+02:00 Jim Brown : > On Mon,10/12/2015 1:27 PM, JC wrote: > >> It works like a voltage divider where the impedance to ground should be >> lower as possible to give you more attenuation like 1

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon,10/12/2015 1:27 PM, JC wrote: It works like a voltage divider where the impedance to ground should be lower as possible to give you more attenuation like 1k/500ohms versus 1K/5 ohms divider. Yes. But to expand on this -- often the interference is coupled into a gain stage or RX by a

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread JC
will be a specialist after reading this guide. Regards JC N4IS From: Filipe Lopes [mailto:ct1...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 9:52 AM To: JC Cc: topBand Subject: Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage Hello JC, Thanks for your answer. I just ordered a few

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread shristov
Eduardo Araujo via Topband wrote: > My two cents..It was interesting during the installation of > the last beverage, we have only #31 core, so we placed it at the > receiver side. Disconnecting the coax at the bev feed point and > shorting the coax there, many AM broadcast stations could

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread Eduardo Araujo via Topband
>> With these ferrites I ask the same question, should I put the choke close >> to the 9:1 Balun or near the switching box and how many turns? some bevs >> have the feed point at +- 60m away from the switching box. My two cents..It was interesting during the installation of the last beverage,

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread Filipe Lopes
Thanks Jim and all for the help. Mix #31 cores are already ordered in mouser. 73's cu on low bands Filipe LOPES CT1ILT CR6K Sent from my SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 Em 12/10/2015 17:39, "Jim Brown" escreveu: > On Mon,10/12/2015 6:51 AM, Filipe Lopes wrote: > >> With these ferrites I ask the same questio

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon,10/12/2015 6:51 AM, Filipe Lopes wrote: With these ferrites I ask the same question, should I put the choke close to the 9:1 Balun or near the switching box and how many turns? some bevs have the feed point at +- 60m away from the switching box. Use the #31 material. Wind at least 20 tur

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon,10/12/2015 5:45 AM, Filipe Lopes wrote: I am about to add a common mode choke to isolate the antenna from its feedline to each of my beverages and I only have FT240-61 ferrites. #61 is a terrible material for use as a common mode choke below 500 MHz. Try to find #31 or #43, and wind LOT

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread shristov
, VE3EA - Originalna poruka - Pošiljalac: Filipe Lopes Datum: Ponedeljak, Oktobar 12, 2015 15:52 Tema: Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage Primalac: JC Cc: topBand > Hello JC, > > Thanks for your answer. > > I just ordered a few 2631803802 and 5943003801 from mo

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread shristov
- Originalna poruka - Pošiljalac: JC Datum: Ponedeljak, Oktobar 12, 2015 15:40 Tema: Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage Primalac: 'Filipe Lopes' , 'topBand' > Hi Filipe > > Zero , you should use material #31  or #77 , The core you >

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread Filipe Lopes
pband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Filipe > Lopes > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 8:46 AM > To: topBand > Subject: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage > > Hi guys, > > I am about to add a common mode choke to isolate the antenna from its > feedline to each of my

Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread JC
mode choke for Beverage Hi guys, I am about to add a common mode choke to isolate the antenna from its feedline to each of my beverages and I only have FT240-61 ferrites. My question is how many turns should I do on the ferrite using RG58 (all my bevs are fed with RG58). Also should I put the choke

Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

2015-10-12 Thread Filipe Lopes
Hi guys, I am about to add a common mode choke to isolate the antenna from its feedline to each of my beverages and I only have FT240-61 ferrites. My question is how many turns should I do on the ferrite using RG58 (all my bevs are fed with RG58). Also should I put the choke near the 9:1 balun or