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Kevin Nathan <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 20 Apr 2002 09:29:45 -0700
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Hi Russ,

Did you get my email about the power supply?  Also, is he using eloquence or
a hardware synth?

thanks and 73.
Kevin, K7RX :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 09:02
Subject: Re: Removing computer interference from radio


> Hi Lou,
>
> We tried turning off the monitor and the result was the same.  The next
> thing to try is ferrite cores on the cables.  The only things hooked up to
> the computer are: a montor, keyboard, mouse and network cables.
>
> Russ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 7:48 AM
> Subject: Re: Removing computer interference from radio
>
>
> > Hi Russ.
> >
> > There are numerous sources of interference that can be generated from a
> > computer.  A good place to start is to turn the monitor off and see if
the
> > noise goes away.  Some monitors generate a lot of noise.  Sometimes
> > changing the video signal cable can make a big difference.  I
experienced
> > that with a NEC monitor that I used to have.  You can try using ferrite
> > cores on the cables coming out of the computer, although I've had rather
> > dubious results.
> >
> > I also had a computer that had a rather noisy SCSI controller, and a
leaky
> > SCSI cable.  Changing the SCSI cable went a long way towards reducing
the
> > noise output.
> >
> > I have found that sometimes the switching supply in the computer can
> > generate a lot of crud also.  If this is happening, there isn't much you
> > can do about it short of replacing the supply with a better one.  The
> > bottom line is, this probably won't be easy to knock out.
> >
> >
> > Quiet computers are hard to find.  I usually hang on to them with a
death
> > grip when I find one.  I cannot get this one that I am typing on
anywhere
> > near a radio or television because it has one of those noisy switching
> > supplies.
> > 73 and good luck, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > At 08:30 AM 4/19/02 -0700, you wrote:
> > >Does anyone have any ideas on how to remove computer interference from
> the
> > >radio?
> > >
> > >Russ
> >
> > Louis (Kim) Kline, A.R.S.  K2LKK
> > e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work Tel.  (585) 697-5753
> >
>

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