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Originally Posted by fred53
An electrical engineer friend of mine who visited a week ago was asked about the circuit breakers being tripped by ham radios....can't happen. They don't produce enough of an electrical pulse to trip them. He said it's much more likely that there was a power surge in your(and possibly others)line(s).
So one rumor disproved. I also asked about certain breakers not being as well insulated...categorically not true. It you have a 15 amp breaker and 14 amps are being drawn upon it's more likely to be effected by a power surge.
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Fred,
Your EE friend is incorrect. Stray RF can trip some CBs. The model and manufacturer of the problem CBs has been identified and most are having the issue corrected.
HAMs can pop CBs. And don’t assume all HAMs are putting out legal power.