Re: Topband: Ground loop isolator that passes DC

2021-12-03 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/3/2021 3:53 PM, Andrew Ikin wrote: I guess what Chuck means, is a Ground loop due to the antenna end of the coax. screen being connected to Earth thus causing the feeder shield to become a loop antenna with the ground RF return path to Rx. Hence, resulting in excess noise pick-up. A

Re: Topband: Ground loop isolator that passes DC

2021-12-03 Thread Frank Krozel
Are you thinking of a Bias-T? MFJ sells them with some of their tuners. -73- FrankKG9H kg9hfr...@gmail.com > On Dec 3, 2021, at 5:53 PM, Andrew Ikin wrote: > > Chuck Hutton, > > Wrote on Dec. 3. > > That is exactly what I need so that power can be sent over coax feeds to > preamp at

Re: Topband: Ground loop isolator that passes DC

2021-12-03 Thread Andrew Ikin
Chuck Hutton, Wrote on Dec. 3. I guess what Chuck means, is a Ground loop due to the antenna end of the coax. screen being connected to Earth thus causing the feeder shield to become a loop antenna with the ground RF return path to Rx. Hence, resulting in excess noise pick-up. Normally

Re: Topband: Ground loop isolator that passes DC

2021-12-03 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/3/2021 1:34 PM, Richard Thorne wrote: The problem with lightening protectors is the blocking of DC and you can't send voltage to the switch, pre-amp or what ever your trying to power over the coax. There are protectors that don't block DC. A study of mfr catalogs will find them. 73,

Re: Topband: Ground loop isolator that passes DC

2021-12-03 Thread Richard Thorne
I 'think' what Chuck is trying to do is install  a lightening protector at his coax entrance panel. The problem with lightening protectors is the blocking of DC and you can't send voltage to the switch, pre-amp or what ever your trying to power over the coax. My solution, good or bad, was

Re: Topband: Ground loop isolator that passes DC

2021-12-03 Thread Don Kirk
Hi Chuck, Based on the application you mentioned, I suspect you’re looking for commercially available bias tees. MFJ sells Bias Tees. Don (wd8dsb) On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 3:33 PM Chuck Hutton wrote: > Hi - > > Many years ago I saw some ground loop isolators that pass DC. > > That is exactly

Re: Topband: Ground loop isolator that passes DC

2021-12-03 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/3/2021 12:32 PM, Chuck Hutton wrote: Many years ago I saw some ground loop isolators that pass DC. There ain't no such thing as a "ground loop." It's a faulty concept, and using it to solve a problem are a bad idea. Most problems blamed on "ground loops" are the result of a failure to