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Call Sign : 26-CT-4027 Posts : 24 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2021-03-05 QTH or Location : Liverpool Equipment Used : SS 7900
Subject: are ferrite ring any good. Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:37 pm
I have noticed in the last few day, a fair amount of incoming noise on modulation, It is not the usual RF noise, it comes in more when people talk , I think maybe some of the wires surrounding me are giving off a electric signal. The only time this interference comes on is when someone transmits. I have ordered a set of ferrite rings from Ebay,and am going to put them on everything. This might work,it has got to be worth a go.
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Call Sign : 45CT001 Posts : 77 Times Thanked : 9 Join date : 2020-10-09 QTH or Location : Kikinda Equipment Used : crt ss6900n, ss3900black, roadstar rm 550
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:28 am
can help
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1164 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:11 am
No harm to give them a try. Only possible issue with ebay purchases of them is that most listings I have looked at don't give a full spec of the ferrites. As you may know, mix 31 and 43 ferrites have found to be the best ones to supress interference on 11m.
If you've got them cheap, and you find they work well for you, do please share the link to the seller
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 65
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:08 am
Standard Multistandard CB Radio UK/EU/Multinorm thought Id just say in this section on the forum there has been a long thread already about ferrite rings and clips so there might be some more answers for all.
frank133 New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4027 Posts : 24 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2021-03-05 QTH or Location : Liverpool Equipment Used : SS 7900
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:12 am
I must have missed it, I will have a look thanks.
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 65
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:43 am
No worries, its always worth searching the forum via the search button which is one of the buttons at the top on the main page cos alot of info has already been discussed and it might help.
frank133 New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4027 Posts : 24 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2021-03-05 QTH or Location : Liverpool Equipment Used : SS 7900
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:38 pm
Nubster I did do a search, and only found 1 thread, if I duplicate a thread I dont mind admin removing it. I did a search on ytube today, and found some interesting info on the static crackle I was getting. i found one of the main causes of my problem, was a wifi extender for the camera mounted on the front of the house the extender is plugged in just below the cb ,unplugged the crackle almost stopped, I did suspect the router itself but it wasnt that. so when I get these ferrite rings I know now where to put them.
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 65
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:47 pm
I only mentioned it Frank about the other thread just in case there was some more info for you mate .
frank133 New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4027 Posts : 24 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2021-03-05 QTH or Location : Liverpool Equipment Used : SS 7900
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:56 pm
Nubster ya thanks mate , I appreciate it
SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1164 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:34 pm
Hey Frank, did the ferrites from ebay arrive? Have you managed to give them a try, and if so any improvement?
I ordered a quantity of mix 43 snap-ons from Mouser at about the same time as you ordered from ebay. Mine hasn't arrived yet sadly. What's more annoying is that the FedEx tracking currently says its still in a depot in Memphis, TN. I thought I would get them quick ordering from a UK firm. If I knew they were going to be importing from the US I would of gone straight to Fair-Rite
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frank133 New Member
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Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:48 pm
Hi mate yes I did get them,sorry about not getting back to you. The problem I had with radio noise went away before I received them. I know my security camera wifi was giving off some static noise, and the ferrite has stopped that. What I did was put them on every wire around the CB,I maybe used 15 of them, I thought might as well go for overkill. I have had no extra crackling now just normal rf noise. my radio speakers have stopped buzzing when I key the mike, so that is a good sign. I think they make a difference, other people might disagree. Let me know how you get on , cheers frank
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1164 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:55 am
Ah great news, glad you got yourself sorted. If you've got any links to the ones on ebay or a seller name to share, that would be great so people know where they can get some good one from.
Ones I ordered are still showing as being with FedEx in Memphis I mailed Mouser.co.uk on Friday and asked them if this is normal for their shipping, but haven't even had a default courteous acknowledgement reply from them yet. They're not impressing me as a first time buyer.
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Call Sign : 163-CT-265 2W1TER Posts : 59 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-10-12 QTH or Location : Aberystwyth, West Wales. Equipment Used : SS6900 N YAESU FTDX 101MP
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:23 am
DO NOT get those cheap things from EBay or Amazon, they don't work. Get them from RS Components
SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1164 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Thu Apr 29, 2021 2:41 am
Unfortunately the good ones from Mouser I purchased, although they did finally turn up, didn't work for what I wanted them for. It looks most of the interference I am picking up at home is sadly through the antenna.
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Ivy Mike Major contributor
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Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Tue May 18, 2021 5:42 am
SangueG wrote:
No harm to give them a try. Only possible issue with ebay purchases of them is that most listings I have looked at don't give a full spec of the ferrites. As you may know, mix 31 and 43 ferrites have found to be the best ones to supress interference on 11m.
If you've got them cheap, and you find they work well for you, do please share the link to the seller
qubits-uk on ebay has the good quality 2.4 inch rings most mixes 31, 43, 52 and 61.
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Matt86 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26ct2767 Posts : 251 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Swindon Equipment Used : Yaesu ft818 , yaesu 8900r , yaesu ft950, stalker 9 Age : 37
Subject: Re: are ferrite ring any good. Tue May 18, 2021 11:15 pm
mix 31 is the best to use and get s big ring and wind the cable though the center as many turns as you can . As been said from a know supplier is a must . ham radio goodies is a good website or rs components
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