Suppose the manufacturer can't or won't fix it? What happens then? I have a Pioneer Elite plasma in my house that radiates plenty. Anyone have any experience with Pioneer?
Chris Sent from my iPad On Jul 6, 2013, at 1:57 PM, Tom H Childers <[email protected]> wrote: > > That is a plasma TV near your home. > > How do I know? My next door neighbor has one. He just moved in last > month and this week the noise started. > > What can you do about it? > > I went next door and asked him if he had a plasma TV and he answered > "Yes, but I don't watch it except on Saturdays when my girl friend is > here." > > I brought him to the shack and showed him the noise on my P3 SVGA > interface, them we went to his home and turned it off, after which we > returned to the shack and I showed him the signal was gone. > > He now has a borrowed copy of the ARRL RFI Book and an explanation > from me of how to contact the Mfgr and ask them to fix it. I know > they can't, so I then told him to contact the FCC and report an FCC > Part 15 violation and give the name of the Mfgr (SamSung) when they > tell him sorry they can't fix it. > > He was very nice about the whole thing and we now observes quiet time > except on Saturday night when I'm usually not on the air. > > Fortunately he has a very large LED TV in the Den which makes no > noise. > > On 7/5/2013 12:29 PM, Bill Hammond wrote: > >>> This is a bit off topic but perhaps other P3 users on this reflector have >>> encountered this RFI and have some idea where it comes from and perhaps a >>> remedy? There must be a couple of thousand P3 users on this reflector. >>> The below is a recording and includes sound of this nasty bit of pulsating >>> RF. >>> >>> Video recording: >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ak5x/9214448105/ >>> >>> It is not always there. When it is there in the 20-meter band there are >>> siblings almost as strong at the following frequencies: >>> >>> 13.975 >>> >>> 14.032-the recording >>> >>> 14.126 >>> >>> 14.220 >>> >>> 14.282 >>> >>> 14.469 >>> >>> In addition, there are less strong signals that follow the pulsation; one >>> is visible on the recording at 14000 (far left on the P3). They are also in >>> the 17 meter band. They are not in the 15 meter band or above. >>> >>> I have pulled the big switch and it is still there on battery power. My >>> suspension is a neighbor with plasma television. Is this what plasma TV >>> looks like? It is directional in nature and the strongest signal comes >>> from a 40-degree heading, roughly Europe from my location, or to a cluster >>> of homes to my northeast. >>> >>> 73, Bill AK5X >>> >>> Bill Hammond >>> [email protected] >>> Bill Hammond-AK5X >>> [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> K3 #69 >>> P3 #817 >>> KPA500 # 149 >>> K2/100 #4637 >>> K1 #2033 >>> KX1 #1023 >>> KX3 #583 >>> W2 >>> T1 >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > 73, > Tom > Amateur Radio Operator N5GE > Licensed since 1976 > ARRL Lifetime Member > QCWA Lifetime Member > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
