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Re: Europa-List: Strobe noise in radio

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Strobe noise in radio
From: Pete <peterz@zutrasoft.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:03:51
Can't speak on the shielding, but would think that changing to an LED strobe
 would eliminate the noise (no high voltage spikes).

Cheers and good luck,
Pete


> On Dec 22, 2015, at 7:15 PM, Kingsley Hurst <kingsnjan@westnet.com.au> wro
te:
> 
> Assembled wisdom . . . .
>  
> I have the standard dipole aerial for the radio in the closeout of the fin
 as per Europa instructions with the cable running down the Starboard side o
f the fuselage.
>  
> The strobe is from Kuntzleman with the power supply fitted under the bagga
ge bay and the cable to the fin running down the Port side of the fuselage.
>  
> By necessity, the two cables are closer together in the fin and in the upp
er part of the fin would be running fairly parallel to each other.  The Kunt
zleman strobe wires are not shielded.
>  
>  
> The problem is a =9CCHEW CHEW=9D noise in the headsets and by e
xperimentation, I have proven the noise is coming in via the radio aerial.
>  
> My question is . . . .  What is the likelihood of success if I was to repl
ace the unshielded wires to the strobe with a shielded cable?
>  
> I realise moving the strobe to another location would likely be a solution
 but the fin is my preferred location if I can have it.
>  
> Thanks in anticipation
>  
> Kingsley in Oz
>  
>  


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