Hi Folks

I have a Kenwood TS50 on a boat. Works great.

One thing though, when transmitting at 100 watts the GFCI electrical
outlets open up when I key the mic. Doesn't seem to be a problem at 10
or 50 watts as far as I can see.

It's not realy a big deal but I am curious as to the cause. The coax
from radio to tuner is run in a tray with other cables including ac
power. No choice, it's the only reasonable path available. I wonder if
rfi from the coax is affecting the ac circuits?

I have cables for instruments and auto pilot passing through the same
area. THey seem unaffected. Quite a few people have suggested that I
might find my autopilot going into fits and turning the boat when I
transmit but fortunately that hasn't happened.

I wonder though why the GFCI's pop when I transmit.

M

If you are working from the same battery and lame boat charging system
that puts out few amps, it is likely the sudden change in voltage that
is triggering the outage.


Marley wrote:
Hi Folks

I have a Kenwood TS50 on a boat. Works great.

One thing though, when transmitting at 100 watts the GFCI electrical
outlets open up when I key the mic. Doesn't seem to be a problem at 10
or 50 watts as far as I can see.

It's not realy a big deal but I am curious as to the cause. The coax
from radio to tuner is run in a tray with other cables including ac
power. No choice, it's the only reasonable path available. I wonder if
rfi from the coax is affecting the ac circuits?

I have cables for instruments and auto pilot passing through the same
area. THey seem unaffected. Quite a few people have suggested that I
might find my autopilot going into fits and turning the boat when I
transmit but fortunately that hasn't happened.

I wonder though why the GFCI's pop when I transmit.

M