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RFI Problem

116sd019

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Hi All. Im using Long wire antenna and Grounding is OK also i make ground for radio but i connected room radiator. Some time I TX on radio and my computer keyborad not work. and im not use my CT-62 data cable. I cant use loogbook and remote program. No problem RX when i TX on radio my radio closed. my radio effect CT-62 cable or my computer how to solve this problem ? its possible use coax RFI Ferite or toroid
 

Feeding a long wire from the shack is always a tricky business as far as RFI. You'll find spots that it is o.k. and bands where it is horrendous.

I feed everything I play with via a 1:1 balun that is outside now to help alleviate issues. Short coax run to a heavy duty 1:1 DX Engineering balun outside, and feed whatever I want from that balun. 'Currently' that is 450 Ohm line up to a balanced doublet. With that setup, you can feed the long wire from one terminal on the balun and feed from the other against your ground.

My first low band antenna was an end fed 1/4 wave on 75m fed against ground...it was tricky, particularly since space doesn't permit me having the tuner and wire a bunch of distance from my radios.
 
What are you using for RF ground for the long wire? Did you run a long ground radial also?
 

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