Steve, the only thing about that is I own my own property grin. I have 1.6 acres. It is longer than it is wide. Junior Lolley KG4ITD Liberty County E. C. -----Original Message----- From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Forst Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 7:02 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: need info Maybe there is an advantage to living in a trailer park. Put your antenna in lot 27 and if need be, move your house to lot 89. 73, Steve KW3A ----- Original Message ----- From: "Junior Lolley KG4ITD" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 5:56 PM Subject: Re: need info > Steve, haven't tried ferrite on the dsl wall wart yet but I will. > Now moving the house or tower no can do on either one lol. > > > Junior Lolley KG4ITD Liberty County E. C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Steve Forst > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 5:50 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: need info > > Junior, > > Did you try any ferrites on the ac wall wart, or whatever powers the > modem? > > Hope you don't have to move the house farther away from the tower. > > 73, Steve KW3A > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Junior Lolley KG4ITD" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 5:24 PM > Subject: Re: need info > > >> Steve, I tried ferrite chokes on the phone line to the dsl modem no joy. >> I even tried a different length of phone line to the modem no joy. >> I have very little coax left leading to the balun. >> The g5rv is up 40 foot on the tower. >> The tower is about 12 to 15 foot from the house. >> >> >> Junior Lolley KG4ITD Liberty County E. C. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: For blind ham radio operators >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> On Behalf Of Steve Forst >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 11:05 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: need info >> >> Junior, >> >> I don't think it's really possible for Joe Average ham to measure the >> actual >> >> resistance to the earth using a regular ohm meter. I think power >> companies and others who need to get things down to that last fraction >> of >> an ohm, use something called a "Megger" to measure actual ground >> resistance. >> >> You seem to be well grounded and maybe should look elsewhere. You >> mentioned yesterday you were trashing your neighbors DSL. If that is >> the >> only RF problem, maybe you should attack it there. Ferrites on the >> phone >> line and the wall wart power supply for the DSL modem might help. >> >> If you prefer trying to fix it from your end: Do you have a low pass >> filter >> >> in line? If not, maybe borrow one and see if it helps, if you already >> have >> >> one, try removing it and test things. If you have some excess coax in >> your feed line, try winding a choke balun. 6 or 8 turns around a six >> inch >> diameter and held in place with tape or zip ties. If possible, wind >> right >> at the place where the coax terminates to the ladder line of your G5RV. >> You >> >> will need roughly 20 feet of extra coax, depending on the type of coax >> you >> are using. >> >> If there is no excess feed line, just get a length of coax with the >> proper >> connectors or adapters and insert it in the feed line. There are chokes, >> baluns, and line isolators you can buy, but no sense spending money until >> you are sure it will solve the problem. >> >> Good luck, Steve KW3A >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Junior Lolley KG4ITD" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:38 AM >> Subject: need info >> >> >>>I have been having rf problems on 75 and 80 meters. >>> I am grounding my system even more. >>> I added some grounding yesterday and the ohm meter says the reading is >>> 0.23. >>> How much more do I need to lower the reading? >>> Or is this ground alright? >>> Any help is appreciated. >>> I am using 4 eight foot ground rods tied together with 6 gauge stranded >>> copper wire. >>> >>> >>> Junior Lolley KG4ITD Liberty County E. C. >>> >> >