Filters and

Ferrites
•
In EMC
by David Lauder, BSc (Hons), CEng MIEE, GOSNO,
RSGB EMC Committee

T
HIS ARTI CLE IS about the char-
acteristics and use of various fil-
ters and te mtes lo r solving ama -
teur radio EMC (Elect rom agnetic
Compatibi lity) problems involving
breakthrough of amateur signals into domes-
tic eq uipment. such as television sets . video
recorders, stereo systems etc.
This subject is covered in much greater
depth tog eth er w ith ma ny other impo rtant
aspect s of EMC for radio amateurs in the
ASGB book. The Radio Amateur's Guide /0
EMC, by Robin Page-Jones, G3JWI. The
boo k include s a comprehensive section on
filte rs and territes written by myself with
equ ivalent circuits, response curves and test
methods. Various a spects of EMC have also
bee n co vered in RadCom and elsewhere,
see (l ] to [7].
broadcast radio to st rong c ut-o f-ba nd sig-
na ls, li the breakthroug h isstill not cured, then
you w ill need to add some Mering to the
affec ted equ ipment.
There is , 01 co urse , a limit to the signa!
stren gth which the mos t immune TV can
torerate, eve n with filters fitted . Running the
full lega ! power into a high gain ante nna
syst em close to neighbou rs' domestic equ ip·
ment co uld exceed thi s limit!
HIGH PASS AND BAND STOP
FILTERS
WHE RE AMATEUR SIG NALS are gelling
into a TV , video rec order or FM broadcast
receive r via its coa xial antenna cable , this can
happe n in two ways . The first is whe re ama -
teur sign als are pick ed up by the radio Of TV
ant enna itse lf and fed down the coa xial cab le
in the no rmal way . These signals are some-
times referred to as being 'on the inner' o f the
cable but are mo re accu rately know n as 'dif-
ferential mod e' signals. They can be redu ced
by means 01a high p ass IiIter (HPF)w hich lets
through the wanted bro adcast sign al but at-
tenuates (reduces) ama teur signals on lo wer
freq uencies. Anoth er type of filter which may
be used is a band stop or notch filter, which
atte nua tes one pa rticular ama teur ban d only .
'BRAID BREAKERS'
THE SECOND WAY IN whi ch ama teur sig-
n als ma y be picked up is co mm only referred
to as 'on the braid ' of a coa xial ca ble altho ug h
this typ e 01signal is more correclly kn own as
a 'common mode' signal. vcrmese signal s, a

INTERFERENCE OR ~ C ASGB

"
BREAKTHROUGH?
IF YOUR TRA NS MISSIONS affec ts broad -
cast radio or TV, it is impo rtant to find out
wh ether the problem is caused by you r trans-
/
mitter producing unwan ted signals in a radio
or TV broadcast band . To cu re this sort of
interference, it is necessary to deal with lhe
source of the unwan ted signals, that is, the
"-
TV oeuo t
so c ke t o
k ' I
Y

transmitter, not the receiver! Filtering a t the

transmitter output may be requi red and this / 1I Mo in s
c able
subject is dea lt with in (1J.
If you r transm itter is not at fault, then the
prob lem is generally known as 'breakthrough',
as it's caused by dom es tic equ ipm ent receiv-
ing strong ama teur signals which it is not
X

y , lu
des igne d to receive. In the case of bre ak - Fig 1: Filling lllte 'a to e TVset a lo ne .
through on TV or radio broadcasts , all chan-
nels may be affected , wh ile in other cases, C RSG8
(eg audio amplifiers), the equipment sho uld
not receive radio signals at all.
In a TV or broadcast radio, the urst thing to
TV 5el"'1"': : :=====11
Check is that it is co rrectly tuned and that its
aerial connections are in good orde r. In all
case s of brea kthroug h it's impo rtant to make
sure that the way you r station is configu red is
TV aerial O...---rI./'I Y2
soc ket
not contribu lin g to the problem. Where the MaIns
breakthrough is not too severe, it can some- coble
times be cured by changes to the type or
loc ation of transmitting antenna system or . in
the case of HF , the radio frequencygrounding
arrangements. The se topics are covered in
Mom s
ref [2J and [3J. A small reduction in powe r may c o bl e
also solve some cases.
On each 01 these occasions, it is vitally
important to remember that the root cause 01
the prob lem is the poo r immunity of the TV or Ag 2: Filling filters to. TVset with video re co rde ,.

RADIO COMMUNICATION December 1993 45

FILTEAS AND FEAAITES IN EMC

more ell eclive at HF. To avoid the need to

remove mains plugs (especia lly if moulded
f on!), a short mains extension cable can be
made up with the cable wound on a suitable
f/ ferrile core,
Fig 2 shows where to lit filters to a TV with

,
LIS soc kets
a video recorder . A liller and/or braid breaker
~ L should be filted in the coa xial cable at 'Xl ' and
if this is not sufficient, another should be urtec
o at ' )(2' or 'X3', Further l illering may be re-
YI~
Y2 quired, such as co mmon mode chokes on the

I
1/ Ma ins
mains cables at 'Yl' and/or at 'Y2'.
In cases where an indoor pre-aropjfter is
used,il will generally be necessary 10fit a Iil ter
c a b le at its input(s). and sometimes also at its

O ASGB rn output(s). A common mode choke may also

be required on its mains lead.
In the case of breakthrough into the audio
fig 3: Fitting common mode choke. 10. eterec Iyetem, amplifier of a stereo system, common mode
chokes should be fitted near the speaker
sockets as shown by 'v t ' and 'Y2' in Fig 3.
For ease of fitt ing, two short speaker exten-
Input I Outputl sion cables can be made up, each with its
o ut pu t input cable wound on a separate ferrite co re. In
C1 4p 7
1I L2 some cases, comm on mode chokes may
(a) C2 4 p7 also be required on other cables such as at
L-~ ~-----' 'Y3' on the mains cable.
FIg 4 shows a high pass lilter suitable for
e ASGB hom e construction.
IMO
REFERENCES
t - -- - 40 mm ( 1. 57 11 ) - -- -i
tu IsYourOwnHouseinOrder?GLBenbow,
-I,------ I
G3HB, RadCom, Jan 199 1.
{2] Breakthrough, RSGB Amal8urRadio Call
15mm 6mm Boo'.
(0· 6") (0 ·2S") \3J EMC - Dealing with nuerterence. RSGB

JL-_ I Amateur Radio Call Book, 1994 edition.

[4J Diagnosis of a Problem, R Page-Jones,
40,x 15m rl') sil'!g le - si d e d (50ml~,!)ld G3JWI, RadCom, Sept 1990
\5J EM C Standards a nd Regulatio ns ,
p r fnted-circutf boa rd. •
Sc r a p e groove s , approx 1·5mm w ide in co p p er, t o l eav e f ou r are as a s A Hewe s, G3TDR, an d A ueerrcv e .
G1WZZ, RadCom, July 1990
L 1an d L2 .",. 4 turn s , 0 ' 8-0'9 mm d ia (200r 22s wg ) co pper sho wn
w ire, 5m m ( 0 , 18 1 ) In si d e diameter x 6mm (0 ·25') lo n g [6] Were You on Your Radio Last Night?
(Paris 1 & 2), A McKenz ie, G30SS,
t -- - 8 0mm (3 ·15 ") Ci rc u i t boar d RadCom,Ma~Ju ne 1987
[7J Radio Amate ur's Examination Manual,
TVcoax ial T V co a xial 12th Editions, G Benbow, G3HB, and
pl ug line socket RSGB Handbook, Chapter 8, 'Electro-
magnetic Compatibility' ,

x X NEXT MONTH
Plastic pi pe or t u bing 16 - 18mm (0 -63" _ 0 .7 1U) IN PARTTWO,David LatJderdescribes
inside d iam e ter the characteristics of several practical
fillers.
Fig 4 : Home con elruetld high pa ll lIIlIl. and breld breaker. Cal circuli diagram , (b) layout . Ie ) housi ng.

liller with so-called 'braid break ing' action is
required. The simplest way of achieving this
is by means of small value capacitors in
series with both the braid and the inner. A
more effective type 01braid breaker is a 1:1
uaostorme- as used in the AKD BBl and
HPFS tuers.
A third type is a common mode choke type
01 braid breaker where a coaxial cable is
wound inlo a coil. often on a Ie mte ring or rod
co re, The common mode choke has the ad-
vantage 01 virtually zero loss lor the wanled
differential mode signat and it can also be
used on any type 01cable which is picking up
amateur signals , not only coaxial cables but
also audio cables, mains cables etc .
WHERE TO FIT FILTERS
SUITABLE LOCATIONS FOR li llers on a TV The Radio Amateur's
set without a video recorder, are shown in Guide to EMC
Fig 1. 'X' represents a lilter and/or braid by RObin Page-Jones , G3JWI
breaker in the coaxial antenna cabte and this Alfsadyoneof our blts l·seffingbooksl The ideal
is often alilhat is requ ired, especially at HF. In book Ic keep Dyyou so lllal you canimmedialely
some cases it is tener to lit the filter 0 .5 to 2 d,agnosot and solve any inlotnerer.ce problam
metres away from the TV set, for example at oocurs
whicll
a coaxial wan socket (the fillers are bi-direc- Members ' pr ice: £5.65 plus p&p
tional so il does not matter which is the input
and which is the output)
SU ru," 14·95fllr Drderln, del1lll,
tlthis does not cu re the problem, then a
common mode choke 'Y' may also be re-
quired on Ihe mains lead. Keeping this 0.5-2
metres away I rom the TV set may make n

RADIO COMMUNICATION December 1993

"
 Filters and
Ferrites
•
In EMC
Concluding a feal ure by David Lauder, BSc (Hans),
CEng MIEE, GOSNO, RSGB EMC Committee

T
HE CHAA ACTERISTICS 9iven in
C RSG8
Fig 5 and Table 1 were obtained Common mode l oss
from measurements made by the Amateur band s
a uthor exce pt for the T NF2 ra nge <o~
.:. ..,
~ a> LIl
.. ........
... _
Q ...
o j _
where the manufacturer's ligures
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
are Quoted . In many ca se s, the measured
performance 01 a typical filter is significan tly 60
++
I 1 I I ' , ,
, .
better than the man ufacturer's ligures. Full Home -
construc led ,,,
: I I I I ,
details of test me thods and response cu.....es
are given in [8].
a high P.aS S 1 il
f i ltl!'l"/ bra ld I
For each filler . the pe rform ance on various
ama teu r band s is shown by ba t graphs 10 the
breaker ,I
nearest SdB. Ooa square represents l Ode
I I I t ' I
and a ha ll square represe nts SdB . 'OiNeran -
lial mode loss' shows how good each lilter is , : J : : :
at retec11ng amateur Signals 'on Ihe inner' b ,, 1(0 HPF 2 , I ' I
I, II I' I
while 'convnon I1'IOd& loss' shows how good , I I
the 'braid breaking' is (if any). A loss of 10dB I ~
may cu re minor breakthrough but in most o ++ ++
cases 2OclB. 30dB or more may be requi red. 60 + +
Six squa res with a •+' repteserus more than
6OdB. C AI( O HPF6
Alilhe IIlters described have a pass ba nd
which inc ludes the UH F TV band (Bands 4
and 5: 47Q-860MHz) but the only fillers which
also pass the FM broadcast band (Band 2:
o
87.S-108MHz) are the AK D H PF2 and the
'0 I I I

B 6, braid brea ker. The ferrite-cored com- ,,I ,, ,I,

I

mon mode cho kes pa ss differential mode

signals at all t-equences.
d A KO BBI
,, ,, ,,
Idea lly. a fill er would hav e no loss in the o~I :
pass band but all practical filters do hav e a 60 + + + +
measu rable pass ba nd loss which may vary , I
in diHerent parts of the pass band . Where the
UHF TV signal strength is high, a loss 01 3- e AK O HPF S
:f1 1, I
SdB ma y not be noticeabl e but il the signal is
weak then eve n a 2dBIoss cou ld give a slight
,I
but noticeable eereese in noise on the pic- o
ture. Some types of lilter can affec t Teletext
reception even although there ma y be no
visible effect on the picture. W ith a Teletext
f
.,. '0 lI :, I,
, I
,
I
I
I
t I
t I
I
I

,I ,I ,,I t 1t !I :
I I
I
1
I
I
I
I
I I I
I I
, I
I ,
TV, it is wise to check that Teletext reception
is unalfected aher fitting a filter.
listed in Table 1 are a number of hners
whiCh can prove most effective lor a variety of
RB F I / 70 cm

o
1:68 I

I Itt I 1 I I ,
I ,
I I
I

EMC problems. Where an RSG B descriplion

is given. the tiller is ava ilable lrom ASGB
Sales - see Book Case page s (94 and 95) lor
orde ring eereee.
FERRITE·CORED COMMON
MODE CHOKES
V AR IO US T YPE S O F ferrite ring cor es
(toroi ds), split cores or rods can be used to
mak e common mode cho kes on co axial ca-
bles, mains cables . audio cables etc. These
chokes reduce unwan ted common mode sig-
nals picked up from a transmiller but any
dill eren tialmod e signals in eecetse.whether
wanted or unwanted, pa ss through with neg·
ligible loss. Common mode chokes can also
be used to reduce interference from compo ·
ter cables. etc.
To be effec tive, a common mode cho ke
ne eds to present a high enough trnoedarce at
the freq uency of ope ration and should prefer-
ab ly be lossy. Th is requ rres a SUItable grade
of terrae: sUfPlus cores of unknown type may
not be suitable . At HF, 10 or more turns may
be req uired while above 10MHz and particu ·
larly at VHF, it is important 10 minimise coo-
pIing between the two end s of the wind ing. It
is recommended that ring cores shoul d at-
ways be wound With a split winding as shown
in Fig 6. When using this winding me thod. it
is vital that the cab le always goe s through the

62 RADIO CO MMUNICAT10N January 1994

 FILTERS AND FERRITES IN EMC

H ome c o nst r u c t ed h igh p a ss filter and braid breaker. S lop bancl PtKlofrnanca : see Fig 8<l
Type: Balo~ l-e Iwgh pass hIle' 1UHF TV) ""'" capaoI"'" b", '" RemarkS : The e Bl is nv>fa a ffecllVe O\l8'ns' common mode "glial.
bfea~"II
pi( kO(lup 'on !he bf &i<:r thana cape","'" b'aid bfwke< ouch as
P..... band , BaIlds ~ .nd 5 (UHf TV),
HP Fl , TheBB11' perbCuloolyfllle<:l.... . tHF . " l>ougII1.... Ilt.od
b'aalOng lIC\lon do............ a l VHF d"" 10 "'t e ".,n<I><Ig capaa.

-
l.o» ,n PO" bend: Typica lly0, 510 2<lEI
Stop ben<! pe ~ <>rmance: Solo fig ... .._ ol l11e I'''''sk>nnor, A BBI can be cascadod 'NOt"
IIIIM I WC/l a. tl PF2 Of HPF6 wlul;!l 00 no! he... any bfa"
0'....'
Re"",rl:s To.. "'Ie< has Il""'I hlJ8dIOn 01 Hf <lIIIerential mode s>gnIIts
b'e a lo"ll a<:llOn, armougn 111'" ""'''', ,,,. ,, the tOllO' paSSban<!
""l>oug11 '8jedlOII o! common mode ""Jflalo .. not aoll""'lao
• If.,,.lorme, type bf8>d bf... ~",. It ~ 0I"IIy 1nO<l&f.I"o/
" t 14-4MHl- The ton " """"",, oo,," "' .'e given in fig 4
""octi1i"
ond.,"
boo_ on "" fTl (_ PO" """' ) AKD HPFS H igh pass filter (s pecial)
R5GB <ltI-scnpIIon: Fill'" 3, Hog" pa s s 10< UHF"N,
A KD HPF 1 H igh pa s s filter and b raid breaker. Type t -e Ilig" past. M a' WlIh 'r""", lorma' type b'a" b'e.ka'
Type : l -C HIQhpa " ion", (UHf TV) """' <:8po01\ivD bfoid bfo. kOf, P ass band Bil ..... 4 , 5(UHF Tv ).
PaOl; bancl' Band . 4 ond 5 (UHF TV) loss in pas$ be nd
Stop _ Per1onnal'loo:
TJ'llOC"lo/ 3~dB (Channels 2 1--40). 4-5<lIl(ChDnnels 4 1·68 ),
See Fig 60 ,
loss in pe ss ba n<!: Typicalo/ 0.5 102d El,
flo"", ,,,,, Tho tlPF l J\8S",,"10 , 1"'''''''''''.....
10 Ihe _ cons'l\ICIOd Aema rk" The HP FS .. . BBI .n<! "og" pa ss ~ R ", comboned , II ha s WI)'
a_ h.'
'''J''Cllonof dolle' .... mode SIgOII" on the 14-4MHl
loIto, . _ bu! J\8SshgnUybellO' S!Opt>and perf<>nna...... II is
bend . n<! _ . 0.....'0 the m1a''''''1y high pa"'band las s. il ..
rW)I • •• o1l>bIe Ifom ASGB a xcep' as pall of !tie AFl(1 """, 101
.,,,as _'e
1101 ..... bIe !Of '''''ngl"
!he "N tignaI l$ low

AKD HPF 2 High p as s tnter. AKD RBF1nO c m notch tIIter.

ASGB """""""on : File' 2 • HIQhpass 101 FM 8f0ll<lCaSl Band 2 ASGB ""SC/lPI!M Fill&< 5, to)1<:h Iuno;><! 'o 4J5MH '
Type : l-C HIQh po,," loll", (Fill 8foa<IcaSl) ""!haul bf... bfea long.
Pass bancl Bancls 2 (Fill ,oclio bfoedcest). UlIlO4 end 5 (UHF TV) Type: Se ne . '<lSCIfWlI I,ap boltwoon ,nne , condu<:!Of and b,a od. No
lo5s ., _ band Typically..... lhe n ldB ,n mosl 0' Band2 (2,5<18 "181 5MH.), bf. .. breu;ng
1 10 3<lB m B;,nds 4 . nd 5. P.... ba n<!: Ban<lS 4.5(UHFTV)
SlOpba nd pe<lOfmance : see FI\l 6b, l oss In pa50 ben<! Tfll'COlly 2·5,lB (C"'''''''''' 2 1·30). 1·2d1l (Clla n_ 3' .(8)
Rome "" : The HPf2 .. intenclod kN mo..:.ng b' ea ~ on f l.l bfoed ·
SlOp!land pe~o<_ : seo FIg 61.

-
.,....""""'0fS(87.5· 1000000H. ). p.1r1oM/t)' ltom Hf ,*,"1S bu! The R6F 117Ocmis p' al '-"""<l to 43SMH: buI .. no' a. eIIe<:liVe a s an HP F6 0n 11>/I roan
~ os also USIlM!of ~ SOMH, sognals, II is onlya"_ ban<!. The ABF1I7tktn alSOhas a flignpasa """"" WlIh u..,'uI ,,,,,,,,lion o' HF <lo!1" "nl>a1
ega_ Mle"'O\beT ..-- e.>gnaIs a s ~ ha s /10 bfe;d b",ekong mode SIgna,",

AKO TNF2 tuned n otch IiIter rang e.

AKD HPF 6 High p a ss filter 1<l(0type ASGB OoSCnphon
A$GB oo""''I'llon' F'te, 8. $O' t8Cbon kif UHF "N TNF2/ 145-MH: Filla' 4. to)1l;!lluned 'o 145MHz
Type: EQU"'. a.nl10 6 oec\lon l-C Hogn pass hIlOf (UHF TV), Sharp TNF2nWHl FIUa ' 7. nolchtuned '0 TOMH:
tu1-o1l. wilhOul braid b«IaIting fNF2J5()I,l11. Fill'" 6. noIcI> luned '0 50MHl
Pass band: Bands 4, 5 (UHF TV). TNF2I28 FIlla, 10, nolCll lunedlO 28MHl (10m)
lOssinpas$_ Typically 1·3dB (Cha nnels 2 1 ~) . l-2 dB IChaM8ls 4 1.f16) TNF2121 Fillet 15. noIch llJ""" lO21MH' 115m1
S lop ba n<! pe ~ """""",, : 5tK> fig 6<:. fNF 2I 14 FIIItK 20. noIch llJ"""lo 14MH, IZOm)
Ae rna""': The HP F6 is. high pe~O/nIarlCO hi\Ih _ rlllOf will> 8 "'1)' Type' l-C noIch (bandstop) h ~.r '" "'nos WIllI mner <:<>n<1u<:IOf an<!
sharp eLl!oil below 41(lI.lH.. ThOs is ~ la' lhO_ OIloeti'o>ll br. .. .... " ,""""",nt bfaid bf"'king 0><:1"'" a l lune<l l,eq u"""Y
T,. ", kif 'e<l"""'ll bfea klM>ugt1I'l>'fllhe oI3O-<I4llMHl a male u' ~,

!laM .nd is .lS<> ve l)' ell""'...... on .'1bands below 430MHl. • Pa .. bend ' Bands 4. 5 (UHF TV)
• UHF "N masl .... . d pre-. rnp lS in ...., Ihe HPF 6 _ be Lou in pass Dan<! T\'PlC8"Y0.5-UB ICl'>anoe1S 21·40). 2<18(Cl'>an,,"'. 4 1.£11)
IIlfe<I on lhe "'Po l side of !he lI"'..omp, eIthe, by mourrtitlO" In Slop ba nd pe~ onna .....
• WllBthtKpfoof box al I.... mas! _ 0<by pulling I.... Me<. nd in !he $peC0106d band
pr... amp in • lOR<:Iooa '0 the Tv ""'a nna . Ima nulllClu,M . r'\lures): >35dB 'on the ..,.,... . >30<16 'an t.... br.od'.
Aa"",rkS' Those MOfSp"'vid''''')Ol<:l'''''ol d<l!a',",MI """'" .nd"""""""
mode SIgOIIlsin ana pa~;e",la' a male", band <>nIy and hevo low
AKD BB1 B r aid breaker pa ss·ban<! loss .. UHF"Nbands4 a nd 5 Theya'el101s." lable
A5GB """""p1iOn' F,n<!t I . Bnucl bf...kCf. 10<pa ssing FM broodcasl Band 2 SIg""1S
Type ' 1 : 1 1f a n _ ' type llt "", b"'ak ~ ' on o/
P a .. ban<! _ IOMH: to ove ' 1 GH. Whe'. a UHF Tv l"... mpl~" 1t <J( a d~""" _ ampId"" .. usoct a hila' ..... ge no'ally l>O
loss .. pass ban<!: Typically 2dE1 ove , masl at its ' onga bul. 3 10 4dlI a' UHF ,aqu ired on 1M onput_ o! 1M ampIollor. The TNF2 Iyp(J ollu""" ",,1<11 hlle, is nol
tMnnels 50 · 68 '."0"'...."'''00 III
sud> case.

reble 1: Summaryollilter " hIrKlerl. tl" • .

O ASGB NEOSID FERRITE RING
CORES
FOR THE 1.8 AND 3.SMHz bands. a pa ir of
the Nec std 28-041-28 ferrite rings supplied
by the RSGB (order code 'FERR') with a 14
tum winding give better performance men
any of the ether type s of fe rrite core me n-
tioned below . The performance of such a
winding is shown in Fig 70 . 14 tum s on a pa ir
of these rings st ill gives useful periormance
up 10 and incl uding the 28MHz band. If the
cable is too thick to allow t a tums. then more
ring s are requ ired logivethe same effect . For
maximum effectiveness with these Neosid
ring s on the HF bands , the num ber 01 turns
squared mu ltiplied by the number of ring s
shou ld equal about 400 although 200 may be
enough at 21MHz and above. Th is means
5'"" .......... Co !>'O II...
that if the number of turns is halved, the n lour
times as many ring s are requ ired to give the
same effe ct.
Fig 6: Recommended wind ing method lor I9m te
rIn g "ho~ es . At SOMHz , 7 or 14 l um s give similar re sults
while at 70 MHz and above , a seven tum
hol e in the cora in the same direction as winding is recommended. At 144MHz. seven
shown , turns on one ring give s almost identica l re-
Seml-auspaced co axial cable shou ld n ot sults to seven turns on two ring s. For the
be wound onto any o f Ih e ferrite cores me n- periormance 01 seven tu rns on a pair o f rings,
tioned below as the tight bend radi us may se e Fig 7b . If wound with coa xial cab le, the
cau se the cab le to collapse intemally and resulling com mo n mode choke can be more
short circu it effective thana BB1 braid brea ker at 14SMH z
but wit h neg lig ible insertion lo ss to all diff er-
ent ial mod e signals (such loss is on ly the loss
in the length o f coaxial ca ble wound throu gh
the ring and the loss in any additional co axial
ccenac tors.j If more th an about 10 turns of
co ax are required, a sho rt len gth of miniature
7sn co ax cab le will be required , such as
miniature RG 59 or RG 179B1U. The loss in
on e met re of suc h miniature cabl e is less than
1dB even at the top of the U HF televi sion
ba nd.
PHILIPS FERRITE RING
CORES
A 12 TURN W INDING on a si ngl e Ph ilip s
Components ring co re typ e 4330 -030 -344 50
gives g ood perf ormance at 3.5 and 50MHz
and very good perf ormance f rom 7 - 26 MHz ,
as shown in FIg 7 c . In so me cases. an Bturn
wind ing may be suffi cient. On e of these rings
is wider than a pair of Neos id 28 ·041 ·28 ring s
but has a slightly smaller aperture (23mm
instead of 2Smrn). II has a brigh t pink coati ng
to ind icat e the gra deof fer rite (4A 11), Another
useful type of Philip s ring core is the 4332-
020·97200 which has a viole t coa ting and is
madeol4C65 gra deferrite. The characte nst-
ics of a 12 turn wind ing on su ch a co re al e
shown in Fig 7d. 1\ ha s b eller pe rformance
tha n the 4A 11 grade co re at arou nd 21MHz

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FILTER S AND FERRITES IN ENe

'!' ~ .. _ _ 0"':: bul IS SigrullcanUypoo rer at 7MHz and belo w any ol the nng cores or Split cores me ouooec
due 10 its lower permeability . above. A 25 tum wlndmg on a Zoomm long
t-rl'{ (y'('tl-I The two Philips ring core s mentlOlled above rod lurn s generally give s better resul ts than
are a vailable through Philips Compo nen ts 10 lums but requires abou l 1.2 metres or
I ~ , ... ~.
..... ~"o . ,,I trade dislribut ors such as Ha wnl Electronics spa re cable . Fig 7' show s the per10 rmance 01
,
a "-
2l.-0U;N
<ontj. (R'iG8
, lid. The 4C6S grade cores are more expen -
ssve than the 41'.11 grade but ma y be more
25 turns on a long ferrite rod .

' Ff lUrl ea Slly available .

REFERENCE

"_. 18) The Radio Amaleut s Gwde 'o EA1C. Ap-

J .... ~.
..... ~ " o , C LIP-ON CHOKES•
pendix 3. Rob in Page-Jones. G3JWI.
b » ·04'·1'
A USEFU L TY PE OF cll p.or1 choke can be Publ ished by RSGB .
J:IfBEi'i:BB lound in the com put ers sectiOn of the Maplin
.ontj. ( 1I5G8
nlill" 0
. Elecl ronlCSca talogue and IS called a compu-
ier da ta line noise lilter (Stoc k No BZ34M).

OMt be (]a«.jltt (Jat!

Thi s is a split lerrile bead with a 13mm earn-
c eter ha le wtl lcl1 can be lined on to a cab le
without Ihe need 10 remov e co nnectors. For
am ateur redo EMC purposes si x lurns are
recommended and this Will only be possible h,. lIoal too,.f"",
with fairly thin cable s such as so me lou d-

EMC
d speaker, te!ephone or alarm ca bles. The char-
actorrsecs o f a six turn winding on a Maplin
type BZ34M are shown in Fig 7e ,

FILTERS
FERRITE RODS,
• A MWIlW FE RRITE AER IA L rod can be
used 10 make an efteceve . II some whallarge.
co mmon mode cho ke lor ire hlQl'Ier HF bands
and lor VHF . A 200 x 9.Smm l em te rod With 25

,'"-
2~ , ~• turns is l airtye ffective a t frequenciesol 14MHz
." ~I
..bl and abov e. Ferrite rod s also ma ke effectMl
~

,. common mode chok es at VHF because the A RadioSociety or Great BritairJ,

endsol the windingcan bewell sepa rated . At
1 4~Hz . a 10 tum Wlf"lding may be used on a
rod 140mm long and gives better results than V Lambda KOLl$l. CraabDnll Road.
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