John:
I'll check into these things as well.
73 de KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: Getting rid of hash caused by battery charging unit in RV
> Is there a way you can check voltage or current on it? I'd bet one or the
> other is going to show down, or, maybe clean up a couple connections, at
> the
> battery even, that might be all it is.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 9:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Getting rid of hash caused by battery charging unit in RV
>
>
>> Howard:
>>
>> The noise has always been there, in the form of birdies and other junk on
>> certain frequencies, but it has gotten worse recently--say in the past
>> year
>> or so. Now, it covers more bands and freqs than usual.
>>
>> This leads me to believe that in the bigger picture, there is something
>> going on with the charger itself, which ultimately means it may need to
>> be
>> replaced.
>>
>> Yet, it does seem to charge the battery just fine, even with the hash
>> problem.
>>
>> So, for now, I'm trying to minimize the noise until we can get it looked
>> at
>> more thoroughly by someone who knows much more about chargers like this
>> than
>> I do.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 9:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: Getting rid of hash caused by battery charging unit in RV
>>
>>
>>> Tom,
>>>
>>> I haven't been on this list very long, however, I believe you have had
>>> this
>>> RV for a while. If this is the case, is this the first time the noise
>>> has
>>> appeared? If so, what has changed? Did you have the noise before?
>>>
>>> I know, a lot of questions. Just trying to get the facts!
>>>
>>> 73's
>>>
>>> Howard #3
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 6:53 PM
>>> Subject: Getting rid of hash caused by battery charging unit in RV
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>> I know we have discussed similar topics before, but I have an issue in
>>>> my
>>>> RV
>>>> that is now affecting my HF set-up big-time.
>>>>
>>>> Specifically, there is a built-in charging unit for the house battery
>>>> that
>>>> seems to be creating more and more interference on the HF frequencies.
>>>> The
>>>> interference occurs when the charger is in either the "use" or "store"
>>>> mode.
>>>> I know that the charger is causing the interference, since when I
>>>> switch
>>>> from "use" to "store
>>>> ", the interference goes away for a few minutes, until the charger
>>>> re-sets
>>>> itself, after which time, it gradually returns.
>>>>
>>>> When we unplug the RV from the electrical service at our camp site, the
>>>> interference disappears completely.
>>>>
>>>> As far as I know, since the charger is directly wired into the RV,
>>>> there
>>>> is
>>>> no way to turn it completely off.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have any simple remedies for me to try in order to get rid
>>>> of,
>>>> or at least lessen this interference. It is so bad that it makes the
>>>> 40-meter band unusable, which is why I was not on Saturday's round
>>>> table.
>>>> 20 meters isn't much better either, which is rather discouraging.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
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