Hello and welcome to my Blog, my name is Chris, a bus driver for First West Of England based in Wells, Somerset. I am Chair for the depot branch of Unite the Union. Married to Fiona, we live in Midsomer Norton near Bath, with Boots the cat. My main hobby is Amateur Radio and I hold the call sign G4KVI. I am the repeater keeper for GB3UB and MB7UB. I have a fascination for the weather and all things to do with nature and science. As a Christian I worship at St. Nicholas Church in Radstock. These are my observations on my life, both at work and at home.

5 Jul 2025

FT8 RF Issues

After my experiment with Linux ended, mainly due to lack of apprpiate software, I managed, quite easily to get the machine back on Windows 11. After reinstalling all the software I noticed an issue with FT8. That was RF getting in somewhere and stopping WSJT transmitting. This also seem to be an issue with the FT710. After some seaching I obtained some screened leads for the USB connection to both radios. These are the ones Tripp Lite USB 2.0 Hi-Speed A/B Device Cable Ferrite Chokes (M/M), 1.83 m (U023-006) These seemed to work but still found situations where it failed. I think this must have been cable location and the position of my feet under the desk!!! Anyway I found some extra large ferrites which I added to the leads and I am currently running 50w of FT8 on 60m with no issues, yet. Innfeeltech 5 Pcs Ferrite Ring Core Black Clip-on Ferrite Core EMI Noise Suppressor Cable clip with 13mm inner diameter for USB Cords, Square Type Enhanced Hopefully this is the final fix but time will tell.

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