Butch,

Glad you were able to solve the RF problem so easy.  For what it's 
worth,  what's inside the PVC pipe are a string of ferrite beads that 
the coax passes through.

73, hope to see you on the air, Steve KW3A

On 3/10/2011 11:01 PM, Butch Bussen wrote:
> I'd like that article as well.  I had severe rf in my audio when I put
> up my windom and I called the manufacturer back and he suggested
> siolators which they have.  I don't know what is in these things, just
> look like a piece of pipe with so 239 on each end.  I put one on the out
> put of the amp and one at the radio, and r f i is gone.  They cost $30
> each and here is the number.  The product is called an b 2 l i s o
>
> BUXCOMM Corporate Offices
> 1 800 726 2919
> THe web page is
> http://www.packetradio.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=49&zenid=j9kg9kcff6o1j50kn1573ibur0
>
> I had very bad rf on 75 even running 100 watts on my ts 2000.  Gone now
> and I can run the amp.  As the old saying goes, your milage may very,
> but these things sure worked for me.
>
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
>
> On Thu,
> 10 Mar 2011, Kris Hickerson wrote:
>
>> Tom, When you get a chance, please send me a copy of that article from
>> Kevin.  I do plan to add an amp at sometime, and I could very well encounter
>> some of the same issues since we have very similar setups.
>>
>> Kris
>>
>>
>