[bars] Avoiding EMI hazards for PC located near rig and sharing common AC line

Allan Chertok achertok at magnecon.com
Fri Jun 23 00:03:35 EDT 2023


I plan to set up my ancient Atlas 350XL or smaller 210X transceiver in 
my home office and am concerned that conducted or radiated EMI might fry 
a nearby (e.g., 3 feet) laptop or smartphone.  The transceiver chassis 
will be grounded to a near by cold water pipe with an 8 foot run of  
#6.  I think I should install an RF filter in the Atlas power supply 120 
input and another in the laptop power dongle 120 input.   A more 
aggressive barrier to conducted EMI might be to run the transceiver and 
laptop off a 12V battery which would also support operation during a 
power outage. The charger could be disconnected when the transceiver is OTA.

Any suggestions will be very much appreciated...especially links to 
available 120 line filters.

Regards,
Allan (new member)
KD1DH
Bedford MA




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