Hi all: Thanks to the many suggestions and ideas. I tried 'em all, and the one that worked was to minimize the length of coax between the little UHF circular antenna and the converter box. The converter box itself gives off a little RF but only up close, similar to most modern electronic gear. However, when you hook up an external antenna, the digital converter apparently radiates the noise over the antenna feed cable. I had an elaborate switching network for when I utilized more than one antenna, and bypassing all that got rid of the noise.
Hope this helps someone else faced with this problem! "Hash" is a gentle descriptor - it was more like a solid high-pitch whine/buzz which precluded DX on the lower band. Fortunately, peaceful coexistence has been restored between my DXing and the girls' TV viewing (in fact, the signal on the TV is a little better!). Thanks again - Kevin S Bainbridge Island, WA _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
