29-06-2018, 07:15 PM
I decided to take a slightly different tack.
I dug out and reassembled a HVU-8 antenna which has languished in the shed for a few years. Well I assembled most of it, the 3.5 MHz radiator did not survive the storage.
I mounted it on a stand in the backyard and made a couple of FT-8 contacts, no evidence of RFI in the sound bar.
I then took it up onto the roof and mounted it. Ran the coax and again tested for interference. All seemed clear.
Unfortunately, SWMBO came home early from work, so any further testing (especially retesting with the dipole) was curtailed.
However, I may have a solution to allow me to get on the digital bandwagon and maintain marital bliss.
I dug out and reassembled a HVU-8 antenna which has languished in the shed for a few years. Well I assembled most of it, the 3.5 MHz radiator did not survive the storage.
I mounted it on a stand in the backyard and made a couple of FT-8 contacts, no evidence of RFI in the sound bar.
I then took it up onto the roof and mounted it. Ran the coax and again tested for interference. All seemed clear.
Unfortunately, SWMBO came home early from work, so any further testing (especially retesting with the dipole) was curtailed.
However, I may have a solution to allow me to get on the digital bandwagon and maintain marital bliss.