Howard wrote:

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 03:02:10 GMT, "W. Watson"
wrote:


Phil Wheeler wrote:


W. Watson wrote:


I'll continue to experiment, but so far not so good. Comments?


As others have said, you should try to attenuate the noise at its
source. If it is radiated, you need a better PSU. If it is coming out
on the PCs AC line, line filters might help.

If the PC and KGO are not in the same direction, some sort of
directional antenna might help.

Of course, the ultimate solution would be to move to SF and get a really
big signal. But there are problems with that, too: I live abt 3-4 miles
west of KNX (50 KW, 1070 KHz) and my problem is avoiding it, not making
it stonger

Phil

Yes, I've had that experience with close stations. You can probably listen
to it through the bed springs. :-)

Attempts to shield the AC with the RS ferrite block and a barbell weight
failed. See comment about household circuit dependency in my just posted
responses above yours.


Wayne,
You may wish to get one of those $5 circuit analyzers from your local
Lowe's/Home Depot/Tools R Us (yes, I realize this probably means a
drive to Grass Valley) and check for open ground connections on all
your sockets. I had grounding issues at my home and after getting a
shock while adjusting the hot water in the shower brought in an
electrician. He found many problems such as the hot and return
shorting on the bathtub (behind the wall of course where it can't be
seen) and most of my outlets did not have a ground. Had the house
re-wired and it got a bit more RF friendly - hope you find your issue
and don't have to rewire the house.

BTW, Nevada City is a nice place to call home - if you bump into
Mayor Arnett tell him that Howard from LA says hi.

Howard
Ah, you know about us. I'm not a ham, but I will be speaking to our local
club in January about radio astronomy. I used to have my hair cut by the
former mayor. I'll have to ask my present barber if he frequents her shop.
Maybe he attends the ham meetings. I only go to them when I want to promote
RA, which has been 3 times. Although I went a few weeks ago to find out if
anyone had a Icom R7000 rcvr. No luck. However, my opportunity to buy one
disappeared within a few days of that meeting.

I may have one of those analyzers here somewhere. Lowe's is a long way from
here, but we have one very good hardware store that would be a good candidate.

--
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Traveling in remote places in the winter. What's the best
tool to carry with you? An axe.
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