David: In addition to what Robert suggested, you may also want to try some ferrites on the coax where it enters your home. I fought pretty tough RFI issues for a while. 😊 Good luck. 73 Leslie, AD5WB
> On Dec 19, 2021, at 8:02 PM, Robert Polinski via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > >  > David, put several ferrite beads on the USB (Both ends) and the network cable > & any other cables feeding the computer. (printer, etc) May also need a choke > in the feedline. Robert KD5YVQ > > From: BVARC <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David F. Reed via BVARC > Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2021 6:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: David F. Reed <[email protected]> > Subject: [BVARC] RFI > > Due to some HOA C&R, I am confined to attic and gutter antennas for the time > being. > > I am getting a bit of RFI on occasion into my PC; it manifests itself mainly > by apparently disconnecting the com port from Commander. When this happens, > I can restore functionality by selecting a different com port, and then > re-selecting the original correct com port. > > I am grounded to a 10' ground rod about 8 ft. from the station via 2" copper > strap. I did install ferrite beads on the USB cables at the back of the PC as > well as on the power cord, and this has reduced the frequency of occurrence, > but I would like to eliminate it altogether. > > Any other ideas and suggestions would be most appreciated! > > Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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