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AC power line conditioner?

TIN_CAN

TIN_CAN

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Hello al, I live pretty close to power lines and have an I-max2000. I am trying to cut out as much noise as I can I get usually 2-4s units of static not sure if its related to power lines, my tower is grounded as well as all my gear, I have been using a dsp speaker which is awesome to cut out noise was just wondering if a ac line conditioner would be worth it ? if so any recommendations on a good one?

cheers!
 

Conditioner won't help. Imax is endfed antenna, so it means that coax is part of the antenna and picks all the noise around. Antenna must be insulated from tower.
I recommend to use choke balun at antenna feed point and another one where coax enters house. It will cancel noise coax is picking.
5 turns of coax on 4,25" air cored will be OK.
Mike
 
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Have same problem here. But comes and goes. They changed some components dwn the road at transfer station while back, that helped. But the old transformers near me get fizzy when humidity rises.

Grounded/ bonded all components, and antenna. Only thing would help would be chokes. I just accept the noise. Sometimes so quite, others just turn darned radio off.
 
Redbeard U812 said:
Have same problem here. But comes and goes. They changed some components dwn the road at transfer station while back, that helped. But the old transformers near me get fizzy when humidity rises.

Grounded/ bonded all components, and antenna. Only thing would help would be chokes. I just accept the noise. Sometimes so quite, others just turn darned radio off.
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Turn off per LONE STAR CAN units?

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Shadetree Mechanic said:
MFJ sells a device to cancel out local interference that comes through the antenna. I forget the number but it uses a second antenna to pick up the noise and inverts it so it cancels out.
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MFJ-915, I have one on my feed line and it seams to work decent. As for A/C conditioners, I use them on all of my sensitive electronics in the house. Not necessarily for static issues but for the health and stability of the electronics.
 
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I don't think the line conditioner will help. A quick test would be to run your rig on a battery.

The imax/a99 types are good at picking up noise. A friend had one up temporarily and could see noise on his scope that he used as a modulation monitor. He put a penetrator 500 up and the noise went away.

I would rather replace it now than go to the trouble of adding radials and isolating it. If you live in the south the sun will cause the center section to fail eventually. 6 years seems to be the lifespan in Texas. The a99 holds up better because there is less wind load.
 
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