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Well the issue I had with my LCD TV switching on-off when I talked on 10 meters (as described in this post http://www.worldwidedx.com/general-ham-radio-discussion/129279-rfi-somebody-please-choke-me.html ) has finally been solved.

The first step was two ground rods under the station connected to a ground bus for all of my gear. No change.

Next was replacing the G5RV and ladder line with a simple coax fed dipole (http://www.worldwidedx.com/general-ham-radio-discussion/131761-1000-mfj-balun.html). This was a huge improvement, however I could still "remotely control" the TV power when transmitting between 28.380-28.385. Obviously a circuit in the TV was unshielded as Mole had suggested in my earlier post. Probably something that wasn't going to be cured with a ferite choke on the TV's cord.

Next I looked at the power to my radio bench. It was powered by a 12ga. extension cord and several power strips. This was one of those "temporary" set-ups that i just never got around to cleaning up. I ditched all of that, tied in to a near-by circuit with nothing on it but my garage fridge. After a fair amount of conduit bending and foul language (I hate pulling 12ga), I had cleaned up my previous Rube Goldberg wiring, but I still had the problem.

The final step was tying the ground wire in the circuit to the new ground rods under the bench. Viola! Problem solved...

I still don't fully understand the effects of a ground loop, or how it caused this RFI, but it's obviously an issue worth paying attention to.

<blockquote data-quote="FatHam" data-source="post: 340305" data-attributes="member: 19127">Well the issue I had with my LCD TV switching on-off when I talked on 10 meters (as described in this post&nbsp; <a href="http://www.worldwidedx.com/general-ham-radio-discussion/129279-rfi-somebody-please-choke-me.html" target="_blank">http://www.worldwidedx.com/general-ham-radio-discussion/129279-rfi-somebody-please-choke-me.html</a> ) has finally been solved.The first step was two ground rods under the station connected to a ground bus for all of my gear.&nbsp; No change.Next was replacing the G5RV and ladder line with a simple coax fed dipole&nbsp; (<a href="http://www.worldwidedx.com/general-ham-radio-discussion/131761-1000-mfj-balun.html" target="_blank">http://www.worldwidedx.com/general-ham-radio-discussion/131761-1000-mfj-balun.html</a>).&nbsp;&nbsp; This was a huge improvement, however I could still &quot;remotely control&quot; the TV power when transmitting between 28.380-28.385.&nbsp; Obviously a circuit in the TV was unshielded as Mole had suggested in my earlier post.&nbsp; Probably something that wasn&#039;t going to be cured with a ferite choke on the TV&#039;s cord.Next I looked at the power to my radio bench.&nbsp; It was powered by a 12ga. extension cord and several power strips.&nbsp; This was one of those &quot;temporary&quot; set-ups that i just never got around to cleaning up.&nbsp; I ditched all of that, tied in to a near-by circuit with nothing on it but my garage fridge.&nbsp; After a fair amount of conduit bending and foul language (I hate pulling 12ga), I had cleaned up my previous Rube Goldberg wiring, but I still had the problem.The final step was tying the ground wire in the circuit to the new ground rods under the bench.&nbsp; Viola!&nbsp;&nbsp; Problem solved...I still don&#039;t fully understand the effects of a ground loop, or how it caused this RFI, but it&#039;s obviously an issue worth paying attention to.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FatHam, post: 340305, member: 19127"] Well the issue I had with my LCD TV switching on-off when I talked on 10 meters (as described in this post [url]http://www.worldwidedx.com/general-ham-radio-discussion/129279-rfi-somebody-please-choke-me.html[/url] ) has finally been solved. The first step was two ground rods under the station connected to a ground bus for all of my gear. No change. Next was replacing the G5RV and ladder line with a simple coax fed dipole ([url]http://www.worldwidedx.com/general-ham-radio-discussion/131761-1000-mfj-balun.html[/url]). This was a huge improvement, however I could still "remotely control" the TV power when transmitting between 28.380-28.385. Obviously a circuit in the TV was unshielded as Mole had suggested in my earlier post. Probably something that wasn't going to be cured with a ferite choke on the TV's cord. Next I looked at the power to my radio bench. It was powered by a 12ga. extension cord and several power strips. This was one of those "temporary" set-ups that i just never got around to cleaning up. I ditched all of that, tied in to a near-by circuit with nothing on it but my garage fridge. After a fair amount of conduit bending and foul language (I hate pulling 12ga), I had cleaned up my previous Rube Goldberg wiring, but I still had the problem. The final step was tying the ground wire in the circuit to the new ground rods under the bench. Viola! Problem solved... I still don't fully understand the effects of a ground loop, or how it caused this RFI, but it's obviously an issue worth paying attention to. [/QUOTE]

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