Your ultimate recourse is to the FCC if any RFI is being generated. They will send letters advising the party to fix the problem. If the party does not respond and does not fix the problem the FCC can get serious with enforcement actions. It can be a slow but steady process with the FCC.
Before reaching that point you can contact local clubs for help, or turn to the ARRL. Clubs or the local ARRL section will have RFI experts who can asses the situation and bring "expert" opinion to bear on the offending party. A representative with credentials from a national organizations tends to focus an offenders attention. Documenting those steps makes it easier for the FCC to escalate the issue. You can use your body as an RF attenuator. Stand with your back to the possible source with the radio held close to your chest. Turn around and note the null in the signal to get a direction fix. Then try it 25-50 feet down the street. Good luck. Rud Merriam K5RUD ARES AEC Montgomery County, TX http://TheHamNetwork.net -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [digitalradio] RFI source found - sort of All, I was able to track down the general location of an RFI problem I've been hearing since December. It's in the vicinity of 3 new homes on a cul-de-sac not far from my QTH. I'm told the pulse noise sounds like the RFI from an invisible electric fence. At this point, it's hard to tell which home it's coming from with the HF mobile because the signal strength is overwhelming at the location. I'll have to get up close with a portable AM radio; I'll probably need some shielding around it. Wish I knew exactly what the noise was; I'd hate to 'accuse' a neighbor of causing RFI and have it turn out to be the power company. I have a recording if anyone is interested. The question is, what to do in the worse case scenerio if the home owner decides not to take action to remedy the problem? Anyone on the reflector been through this before? Apologies for the off-topic note Andy -Please reply direct... Tony -K2MO Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at http://www.obriensweb.com/sked DRCC contest info : http://www.obriensweb.com/drcc.htm Yahoo! Groups Links
