I did some testing with a good friend 900 miles south and it seems I have some rf on the line when qro.
I've suspected this for some time now and apparently it's true so now I need to make chokes for the verticals. I have a good idea what I want to do but I'm curious what you did for similar problems. Share your choke/balun/unun stories here.
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I should own major stock in a ferrite manufacturer.WZ7U wrote: ↑Sat Dec 08, 2018 6:20 pm I did some testing with a good friend 900 miles south and it seems I have some rf on the line when qro.
I've suspected this for some time now and apparently it's true so now I need to make chokes for the verticals. I have a good idea what I want to do but I'm curious what you did for similar problems. Share your choke/balun/unun stories here.
My earth ground (8 foot, copper clad steel rod), is connected to everything and is variable on a good day, totally useless on a bad day.
I've taken to going out and soaking the ground around the rod for about 15 mins before firing up the station.
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