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6 Meter Interference caused by TV Channel 2.
I’m experiencing some strong interference across the 6 meter band which
I believe is coming from a local (within 40 miles) TV channel 2. Where can I get a filter to deal with this? Is there a low pass filter with a cutoff at 54 MHz? I only work SSB and CW on 6 so I’m only interested in the lower portion of the band, if I cut off 52 MHz and above that would be fine by me….. George |
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"GeorgeF" wrote in message ink.net... I’m experiencing some strong interference across the 6 meter band which I believe is coming from a local (within 40 miles) TV channel 2. Where can I get a filter to deal with this? Is there a low pass filter with a cutoff at 54 MHz? I only work SSB and CW on 6 so I’m only interested in the lower portion of the band, if I cut off 52 MHz and above that would be fine by me….. George Possibly you could notch it out. Look around for a ARRL handbook and check out the subject. Sometimes a hunk of coax with a trim cap can do the trick. Or you may have to get more elaborate. Start out simple. Again look it up in a ARRL handbook. I don't know about the new ones, since its all appliance ops now a days. Dan/W4NTI |
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Dan/W4NTI wrote: "GeorgeF" wrote in message ink.net... I’m experiencing some strong interference across the 6 meter band which I believe is coming from a local (within 40 miles) TV channel 2. Where can I get a filter to deal with this? Is there a low pass filter with a cutoff at 54 MHz? I only work SSB and CW on 6 so I’m only interested in the lower portion of the band, if I cut off 52 MHz and above that would be fine by me….. George Possibly you could notch it out. Look around for a ARRL handbook and check out the subject. Sometimes a hunk of coax with a trim cap can do the trick. Or you may have to get more elaborate. Start out simple. Again look it up in a ARRL handbook. I don't know about the new ones, since its all appliance ops now a days. Dan/W4NTI There were commercial low pass filters on the market (Drake?) with a cut off of about 52MHz. Ratings were 1KW in the HF bands but only 100W on 6. Worked well on 6 between the exciter and amp. I would suggest looking for a surplus unit or building yourself as others have suggested. 73, John |
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... Dan/W4NTI wrote: "GeorgeF" wrote in message ink.net... I’m experiencing some strong interference across the 6 meter band which I believe is coming from a local (within 40 miles) TV channel 2. Where can I get a filter to deal with this? Is there a low pass filter with a cutoff at 54 MHz? I only work SSB and CW on 6 so I’m only interested in the lower portion of the band, if I cut off 52 MHz and above that would be fine by me….. George Possibly you could notch it out. Look around for a ARRL handbook and check out the subject. Sometimes a hunk of coax with a trim cap can do the trick. Or you may have to get more elaborate. Start out simple. Again look it up in a ARRL handbook. I don't know about the new ones, since its all appliance ops now a days. Dan/W4NTI There were commercial low pass filters on the market (Drake?) with a cut off of about 52MHz. Ratings were 1KW in the HF bands but only 100W on 6. Worked well on 6 between the exciter and amp. I would suggest looking for a surplus unit or building yourself as others have suggested. 73, John "IF" I read the OP correctly, HE is the one being interfered with. A LOW pass isn't going to cure anything. That is for TRANSMIT on his end.. He needs to "notch" out the Channel 2 signal by whatever means from his receiver - when in the receive mode. I'm thinking a T on the back of the set with a stub - open or shorted, but may be tricky so as not to interfere with the rest of the receiver frequencies or transmit. A little experimentation here can go a ways. TBA |
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GeorgeF wrote: I¹m experiencing some strong interference across the 6 meter band which I believe is coming from a local (within 40 miles) TV channel 2. Where can I get a filter to deal with this? Is there a low pass filter with a cutoff at 54 MHz? I only work SSB and CW on 6 so I¹m only interested in the lower portion of the band, if I cut off 52 MHz and above that would be fine by meŠ.. George I have one I bought 20 years ago, but, boy, I can't recall the brand, it might be a Drake, it also might be a B&W. But it has a cut-off of 52Mhz (3db point) and could handle over 500 CCC -- Personal email 's a SPAM trap) |
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