Portable Operation RFI Kits

Slip On Feed Line Common Mode Line Isolator/Choke - 1/2"/12.7mm coax cable, 1.8-100 MHz, 5,10,15, 20 bead option, Mix 31

SKU SLO31-1/2-5
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Slip On Feed Line Common Mode Line Isolator/Choke - 1/2"/12.7mm coax cable, 1.8-100 MHz, 5,10,15, 20 bead option, Mix 31
Product Details
Brand: Palomar Engineers
MPN: SLO31-1/2-NN, NN=5, 10, 15, 20
Country/Region of Manufacture: USA
Effective Frequency Range (MHz): 3-300 (5 bead), 1.8-300 (10, 15 bead)
PEP Power Rating (watts): same as coax cable rating
Common Mode Attenuation (db): see graph
Estimated Insertion Loss (db): .025
Input Connector Type: none
Output Connector Connector Type: none
Ground Connector (Y/N): none
Enclosure Size (LxWxH inches): none

1/2″/12.7mm max Cable Size Chokes

Model SLO-1/2 family of chokes are for use with ½” coax cable like RG-8, RG-213, 9913, LMR-400 and similar cables up to ½” diameter – works on all cable impedances (50, 62, 75, 90 ohms etc). 80-6 meters.Choose SLO-1/2 (5 beads) or for extended choking, choose SLO-1/2E (10 beads) or for super extended choking choose SLO-1/2SE (15 beads).

Each additional 5 beads is approximately 6 dB of common mode rejection (also 1 “S” unit of noise reduction).

Select chokes with minimum of 500 ohms at your frequency of interest for best results or upgrade to our CUBE(TM), or MC-1-3000 Maxi-Choker(TM) chokes up to 10,000 ohms choking.

Select 5 bead version for 80-2 meters use; 10 bead version for 160-6 meter use, 15 and 20 bead version for even higher choking power on 160-20 meter frequencies. Power rating is same as coax cable used power rating.

Snap On and Slip on Feed line chokes available in sizes to fix cables with outside diameters of 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4", 1" - check website for other size options.

The 5 bead, 1/2" model was previously part # BA-8

Testimonial:

KI7AY
Wanted to let you know that I was having a problem with RFI on 40m, but immediately after installing your Slip On Coax Feed Line Choke -1/2"/12.7mm cable, 1.8-300 MHz on a new RG-213 jumper between the IC-9100 and tuner, IT WENT COMPLETELY AWAY!


Portable operation is fun but also brings challenges to the radio operator concerning receiver “noise” levels, RF interference from adjacent sources including close by transmitting stations, and RFI from portable generators.  A typical scenario and some suggested Palomar product solutions are shown in the picture below:

Generator RFI testimonial:

Bob 

Received your order in a timely fashion. Tried the generator kit on Sunday & it drops the noise from S9 to S5 and 
took out all the electrical noise.  I may want some more toroids from you at some point for other interference problems
I have  here.
Ken VE3KCY

Using an amplifier?  Don’t forget our Linear Amplifier RFI Kits

Want to make up your own RFI kits for a particular operation? Here are links to some of  typical RFI solutions used in portable operations:

AC/DC common mode filters

Feed Line chokes

Coax Noise Filters

If you use a computer for logging in your portable operations, RFI getting into computers will often lock up your computer and/or radio and a computer RFI suppression kits may be helpful

Computer RFI Kits

Make your expedition or portable operation a pleasant and fun outing and remember to take along your RFI kits so you have more time to operate rather then to troubleshoot intermittent or noisy receiver conditions.

Portable Antenna Kits

If you need an effective portable antenna which folds up for transport yet is easy to deploy at your operating site, consider the BULLET series of end fed wire antennas.

BULLET Antennas (click on link or picture for more info)

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