Tom,

I may be wrong, but I don't think that antenna has a balun normally, 
although I think it can be had as an option.   A choke or balun isn't 
necessarily the answer to everything, but  is usually easy to implement and 
worth a shot.     How close the antenna is to the TV, or cable, or wiring 
is a problem many of us have to deal with.   The house is here and the 
antenna has to go here due to  any number of limitations and circumstances. 
Hope you didn't smoke anything.

73, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: speaking of RFI! ...


>    Steve:
>
> If I remember correctly, the Alpha Delta DXCC does have a balun, but I 
> have
> not tried an RF choke.
>
> Sure may be worth a try here, though.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 8:15 AM
> Subject: Re: speaking of RFI! ...
>
>
>> Have you tried unplugging the TV, then plug it back  in and see if it 
>> will
>> turn on?
>>
>> While your problem can probably come from any number of things, do you
>> have
>> any sort of balun or feed line choke  on the antenna coax?
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:25 AM
>> Subject: speaking of RFI! ...
>>
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> I don't know if putting a ground rod in will solve this problem, but the
>>> XYL
>>> and I have a very weird RFI issue that I'd like some feedback on.
>>>
>>> This happened even before I got my Ameritron amplifier, when I was 
>>> trying
>>> to
>>> tune up my Alpha Delta DXCC antenna on 80 meters and even certain other
>>> bands.
>>>
>>> Specifically, sometimes, when I transmit, I disable our Toshiba TV, and
>>> have
>>> trouble getting it going again.  The TV is in another room, and on a
>>> completely different circuit than the ham set-up.
>>>
>>> Yesterday evening, when we tried turning the TV on, we couldn't get
>>> anything
>>> at all to happen.  And, now, here's the really weird part:  the TV 
>>> wasn't
>>> even on when I did the blind hams net and was using the amplifier.
>>>
>>> Sometimes, if I play with it enough, I can get the TV to turn back on,
>>> but
>>> so far, no luck today!
>>>
>>> My theory is that there's some sort of protective circuit in the TV that
>>> shuts things down when it senses the slightest bit of RF or something it
>>> doesn't like.
>>>
>>> We scoured the manual for the TV, and can find no re-set button.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions anyone has for trying to resurrect the TV would be
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> I just hate to take it into some service center, and have them charge me
>>> an
>>> arm and a leg for something that may be fixable on this end.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>
>>
>