Re: Topband: DSL knocks out when on TopBand

2012-07-17 Thread Herb Schoenbohm
On 7/16/2012 10:36 PM, W2RU - Bud Hippisley wrote: Herb ( others) — I struggled to keep my 160- and 80-meter RF out of my DSL equipment for a number of years. Multiple turns of all cables in/out of the DSL modem (Siemens Speedstream) on #31ferrites, etc. The best progress occurred when I

Re: Topband: DSL knocks out when on TopBand

2012-07-17 Thread Tom W8JI
Schoenbohm he...@vitelcom.net To: TopBand List topband@contesting.com Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 8:57 PM Subject: Topband: DSL knocks out when on TopBand Fortunately I have a Wi-Max service that is immune from RFI but I frequently use a DSL service for remote control with guest ops during contests

Re: Topband: DSL knocks out when on TopBand

2012-07-17 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
With ATT Uverse I had the experience of adding common mode chokes (#31 ferrite) on a long run of cat 5 and having it knock down the desired signal. The cat 5 is not all that well balanced, and putting the hurts on the unbalance also knocks down the main signal which was marginal to start with.

Re: Topband: DSL knocks out when on TopBand

2012-07-17 Thread Herb Schoenbohm
on the Telco side. 73 Tom - Original Message - From: Herb Schoenbohm he...@vitelcom.net To: TopBand List topband@contesting.com Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 8:57 PM Subject: Topband: DSL knocks out when on TopBand Fortunately I have a Wi-Max service that is immune from RFI but I

Topband: DSL knocks out when on topband

2012-07-17 Thread Tom Boucher
Herb, On the recommendation of John G3PQA, I recently changed my router from a D-Link unit to an ADDON NWAR-3670 which appears to have much better RFI immunity. I'm not getting any dropouts at all now and I do not have an OZ1CTK type filter in line, just some ferrite rings of unknown origin on

Re: Topband: DSL knocks out when on topband

2012-07-17 Thread Keith Jillings (G3OIT)
On 17/07/2012 16:45, Tom Boucher wrote: On the recommendation of John G3PQA, I recently changed my router from a D-Link unit to an ADDON NWAR-3670 which appears to have much better RFI immunity. I'm not getting any dropouts at all now and I do not have an OZ1CTK type filter in line, just

Re: Topband: DSL knocks out when on TopBand

2012-07-17 Thread Jim Brown
On 7/17/2012 3:38 AM, N1BUG wrote: What about the drop from the pole to my NID? That is not twisted. That's likely a contributor. 73, Jim K9YC ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK

Topband: DSL knocks out when on TopBand

2012-07-16 Thread Herb Schoenbohm
Fortunately I have a Wi-Max service that is immune from RFI but I frequently use a DSL service for remote control with guest ops during contests. The DSL is more reliable in so much is I get 1.5 Mbps up and down all the time and every time. (The Wi-Max at times gives me CW hick-ups and

Re: Topband: DSL knocks out when on TopBand

2012-07-16 Thread W2RU - Bud Hippisley
Herb ( others) — I struggled to keep my 160- and 80-meter RF out of my DSL equipment for a number of years. Multiple turns of all cables in/out of the DSL modem (Siemens Speedstream) on #31ferrites, etc. The best progress occurred when I wrapped the modem in common kitchen aluminum foil and

Topband: DSL knocks out when on TopBand

2012-07-16 Thread lrpmbt
My problem is that when I try to operate on 160 the DSL crashes. I have tried many Type 31 3 inch ferrite rings with 20 turns on both the phone line and the Cat 5 cable from the Zhone modem but even at 200 watts the DSL looses sync. Herb, The problem usually comes from the wall