Re: [HCDX]: NRD-545

[mike maghakian <mikedawn@xxxxxxxx>]

Any chance you could post the article on your web site ?

Thomas R. Sundstrom wrote:

> Further, when I had the house built I had PVC pipe run underground to
> the outside for antenna feedlines, and two 8-ft 3/4-in copper ground
> rods embedded in the slab (high water table) under the
> operating/receiver desk when I had the house built in 1979. Ground
> connections to the receivers et al are at most three feet. See my
> article "Shack from Scratch" in December 1982 73 Magazine, if you have
> access to back issues.
>
> Seasons greetings.
>
> Tom Sundstrom, W2XQ
> www.trsc.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mark Mohrmann
> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 9:22 AM
> To: hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [HCDX]: NRD-545
>
> A Side Note To Computer Aided DXing:
>
> I'm surprised to find so many DXer's interested in using their PC's to
> control their SW rigs. I find that operation of my PC, even without any
> connection to my 535D, creates so much RF noise that it makes DXing
> impossible. While it is true that the PC is plugged into a 2-wire
> ...
> I guess my questions are: Do most of you have the increase in PC
> generated noise and live with it because the advantages of the PC
> outweigh the increased noise? Is the increased noise not noticeable at
> your QTH because you are already in a noisy DXing environment? Have you
> engineered your ground system so that the PC truly does not present a
> noise problem at all?
>
> Mark Mohrmann
> Coventry, Vt. USA
> mohrmannm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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