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Andy N1ORK · 07-06-2009, 03:38 AM

Hey Jim,
Never heard of a GFI making RFI, but it might be propogating it through the AC line from another source. Try using an old portable AM/SW radio to find the source. I think you will find it is the power converter/charger. I got rid of my RFI when I sold the trailer. By the way, I had a spare converter that I put into a metal cabinet and tried to build a 55 amp 12vdc power supply. It still puts out hash, so I need to add filtering in the AC input as well as the DC output. I do have a brute force filter on the AC now which doesn't seem to help much.
Good Luck,
Andy - n1ork

07-06-2009, 03:38 AM	#7
Andy N1ORK Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Manchester, CT Posts: 1,034	Hey Jim, Never heard of a GFI making RFI, but it might be propogating it through the AC line from another source. Try using an old portable AM/SW radio to find the source. I think you will find it is the power converter/charger. I got rid of my RFI when I sold the trailer. By the way, I had a spare converter that I put into a metal cabinet and tried to build a 55 amp 12vdc power supply. It still puts out hash, so I need to add filtering in the AC input as well as the DC output. I do have a brute force filter on the AC now which doesn't seem to help much. Good Luck, Andy - n1ork __________________ CQ..CQ..CQ..DE ANDY, N1ORK..QTH Manchester, CT...QRZ..QRZ.. Hello anyone out there? Is this thing on? SkyWarn, CERT, EmComm