You guys in the States are lucky, the FCC listens and takes action. In the UK our "Regulator" Ofcom blames radio amateurs for having sensitive receivers, and as a consequence says it can do nothing to help...
73 Stewart G3RXQ On Tue, 10 May 2011 18:49:49 -0800, Jim Wiley wrote: > You guys are aware, I suppose, that interference of this level and > duration clearly qualifies as the type of interference that merits > direct FCC intervention. File a complaint. The resolution process will > take some time, but you will win in the end. The FCC has the power to > force your neighbor to stop using the interfering device. > > > But, remember the golden rule of interference: "If no one complains, > it's not interference". Unless you raise an official complaint, you > have no one but ourself to complain to. > > > One thing that works almost every time is this correct statement: > "Your TV is not supposed to radiate interference, but it clearly is. It > certainly is not supposed to transmit signals. That means it is > defective somehow. I have no idea what the defect could be but, your TV > _is_ an electrical device, and if it is defective who knows what could > happen. I hope it doesn't cause a fire!" Works best if mentioned > within earshot of the neighbors wife. > > > Good luck. > > > - Jim, KL7CC > > > Steve Ellington wrote: >> Same thing here but the neighbor is no help other than allowing me to buy >> them a new TV. Theirs is a Samsung 58" plasma. Forget using any kind of line >> filters. The noise is radiated from the SCREEN....straight out. >> After months of experimentation, the only cure has been the MFJ-1026 and it >> works magic! Having a K3 with LP-PAN or P3 makes adjustments easy. Otherwise >> it would be a real pain to tweak. >> You do need decent noise receiving antenna for the 1026. The K3 has the >> RX-IN/OUT jacks which allows to interface the 1026 with ease and retain your >> QSK without using the MFJ internal relay. >> Contact me for any further info. 73 >> >> Steve >> N4LQ >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Al Lorona" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:19 PM >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Plasma TV Noise any ideas on how to filter it out. >> >> >> My next-door neighbor was probably one of the early adopters of plasma TV >> several years ago. >> >> One night at bedtime I switched on the AM radio and was met by severe buzz >> all >> over the dial. Not a single station was listenable. I could hear the buzz >> all >> the way up to 10 meters. It only took me a few minutes to determine that it >> was >> coming from my neighbor's house. >> >> I informed him the next day. Lucky for me, he is the type of guy who can't >> stand >> the idea that a brand-new device of his is causing pollution-- he saw it as >> a >> defect. And, of course, his own AM radios were affected, too. He had a >> Panasonic >> tech out there in a couple of days. I don't know what the tech did, but he >> managed to reduce the noise by about 10 dB though he never eliminated it >> entirely. I've had to live with it ever since. >> >> Since then I have said that the two things that have the most potential to >> kill >> HF ham radio are homeowners' associations and plasma TVs. >> >> Pray that your neighbors don't buy one of these evil devices. >> >> Al W6LX >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
