[AMRadio] RE:Telephone Wiring RFI Treatment

2006-12-17 Thread Bill Ramsey
Hi Mike, I have had hum in the phone lines here on several occasions. When it shows up, I begin un-plugging devices on the phone line one at a time until I find the source. This has, in the past, found a device that was causing the problem. One time the phone company had to replace the service

Re: [AMRadio] RE:Telephone Wiring RFI Treatment

2006-12-17 Thread Mike Duke, K5XU
Bill, Thanks for the reminder about checking the devices before going into the wiring. Unfortunately, I've done that already. __ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website:

Re: [AMRadio] RE:Telephone Wiring RFI Treatment

2006-12-17 Thread W4AWM
Hi Mike, The hum on your phone line is most likely caused by a ground somewhere in the system. If you have revently installed wiring, there should be a test jack where the lines come in from outside. Disconnect the plastic plyg from this jack which isolates your inside telephone wiring.

Re: [AMRadio] RE:Telephone Wiring RFI Treatment

2006-12-17 Thread W4AWM
Please excuse the spelling typos. I just came in from working on my G5RV and checked the mail. Wanted to get the answer back asap. Well, back to the roof. The high SWR was caused by a broken lead where the ladder line connects to the antenna. Could not be seen from the ground. I checked