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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Keurig in the Log Again

Posted here Friday about our new Keurig K-Cup coffee maker causing interference on the AM/MW radio band between 550 and 1250 kHz, peaking at 20 over 9 on 860 kHz. Called Keurig and they could not troubleshoot the problem, so they sent me a replacement.

The replacement arrived and when I plugged it in, I discovered that the new Keurig’s “transmitter” performed as well as the old Keurig’s “transmitter.”

The workaround is simple – unplug the Keurig before I power up the radio.

2 comments:

  1. I've discovered this too last month after replacing our old Keurig Elite that was electrically quiet. Our new 'Select' unit trashes the AM broadcast band even when 'off'. I bought a Corcom power filter 'brick' and will see if it will reduce/eliminate the interference. AI6VX

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    1. My wife and I don't drink a lot of coffee. One cup for her and two for me in the morning, so I just unplug the Keurig after I brew my second cup.

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