tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833124861868477232.post3522583211561773826..comments2024-03-28T15:27:54.590-04:00Comments on VE9KK the world of CW: What say you?VE9KK http://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833124861868477232.post-16696779284820911862023-01-30T07:59:24.721-04:002023-01-30T07:59:24.721-04:00Hello Bas, yes I do remember reading your post abo...Hello Bas, yes I do remember reading your post about the VDSL2 issues you had. I remember you had the cable company involved as well. <br />73, <br />Mike <br />VE9KK VE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833124861868477232.post-14820594266567532572023-01-30T03:33:52.188-04:002023-01-30T03:33:52.188-04:00Using shielded CAT cable is a must for HAMradio op...Using shielded CAT cable is a must for HAMradio operators I think. However in the past it did not completely remove my RFI problem. I did search in my blog archive and found this article about VDSL2 we have in the Netherlands (and probabely in many other countries). It really is a nightmare for us as radio enthousiasts. <br /><br />https://pe4bas.blogspot.com/2016/09/interference-2-vdsl-ham-operators.html<br /><br />73, BasBas PE4BASnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833124861868477232.post-47523474297425357532023-01-24T08:09:20.417-04:002023-01-24T08:09:20.417-04:00Good morning Tom very nice to hear from you, hope ...Good morning Tom very nice to hear from you, hope all is well with you and your wife? Yes the only band that I could find was 15m. Mind you my antenna is only good for 10,15,20 and 40m non of the WARC bands so not sure if any issues could had been there. <br />We have a cable guy coming this week to give my wife here own DSL line for work purposes. I took the bead off as sometimes when it's found out a radio transmitter is at the location and it's recorded in the records I find that it is used as an excuse for most upcoming issues. <br />As for one pass of the coax (also calling it a transformer) I not sure that would do the trick at all. <br />I always found if your not really sure about something (cable tech vs toroid) its better to say nothing and you end up looking smarter. <br />73 and have a good week, <br />Mike <br />VE9KK VE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833124861868477232.post-36134807684695363322023-01-24T05:10:07.835-04:002023-01-24T05:10:07.835-04:00Hi Mike, hope you're well. I used to have an i...Hi Mike, hope you're well. I used to have an issue and I tried all sorts but just couldn't find a solution. Thankfully, it only happened on one band (can't remember which).<br /><br />A couple of months later, the router was upgraded by British Telecom and I've never had a problem since. I noted that the new CAT6 cable seemed much higher quality too and the engineer told me that it was shielded much better than the one he was taking away.<br /><br />The same engineer upgraded my TV Tuner box and when he saw my ferrite ring, he said "Why is the coax cable wrapped around that big magnet??" I explained to him that it was a Ferrite Ring to prevent any interference from my radio transmitter. His reply was "You should only pass the coax cable straight through the ring once and not wrap it around it". Hmmm okay mate :-)))<br /><br />73, Tom, M7MCQ<br />www.m7mcq.com<br />MadDogMcQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04950099046043465763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833124861868477232.post-57803476052911875012023-01-23T07:58:15.525-04:002023-01-23T07:58:15.525-04:00Good morning Bas, when I put the toroid on at the ...Good morning Bas, when I put the toroid on at the modem the connection drops stopped. I was very happy to see that but today the internet company is coming over to set up a separate modem and CAT cable for Julie. I am hoping this my be a shielded cable as well. If she still have the connection drop issue I will put the toroid on again. <br />Have a great week, <br />Mike <br />73<br />VE9KK VE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833124861868477232.post-51490098216006069952023-01-22T17:47:18.337-04:002023-01-22T17:47:18.337-04:00Hello Mike, Oh yes I had a lot of trouble years ag...Hello Mike, Oh yes I had a lot of trouble years ago and even recently. Wrapping the CAT cables around toroids didn't do the trick, it helped but still a lot of problems. In the end it was the VDSL modem that was affected. Luckely the problem has been solved by placing software notch filters by the internet company, they can do that remotely. They also had to do that at all the neighbours. Of course it will take some internetspeed but I hardly notice it. Personally I don't think it makes a lot of difference how you wind the toroid. However I think a FT240-31 would do better for overall HF RFI. 73, Bas PE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.com