OK, gotta tell my favorite TVI tale: When I was a kid, my dad got a TVI complaint from our next door neighbor in Maryland:
K3QDC: Are you sure it's me? Neighbor: Yes, you said <X> and... K3QDC: Yes, that was me! Neighbor: ... and then he said <Y>. K3QDC: Oh, I see. Ma'am, the fellow who said that is in Texas. Your TV appears to be an excellent shortwave receiver. This was on 15M AM and the TV in question had a 21 Mc. I.F., ubiquitous in those days. The neighbor gave up. /Rick N6XI Formerly K3QDD On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 6:54 PM Fred <[email protected]> wrote: > Circa 1958: Neighbor and TV Repairman came to my parent's door ... > "Your son's ham radio is interfering with my TV. Dad: "Our son has been > away at college for 2 years and his radio equipment is packed up in the > closet." Long pause ... then TV guy, "Well his wire antenna is still up > there and it's between my customer and Mt. Wilson, and it's sucking all > the signal out of the air." Dad: "I'll ask him to take it down next > time he comes home." That didn't happen 'til maybe another year, I had > a full time job at the local TV station at college and didn't get home > very often. I did finally take it down, neighbor's TV still didn't work > well, and he still blamed me. > -- > 73, > > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW > Sparks NV DM09dn > Washoe County > > Kris Mraz wrote on 10/20/2021 6:23 PM: > > When I put my tower up 25 yrs ago my next door neighbor complained of > interference. I went over to his house to watch for TVI while a ham friend > was at my house keying the transmitter. Suddenly a window started vibrating > causing a buzzing sound. He said “See, SEE!”. Just then his wife calls out > from another room “Honey, it’s just the dryer”. > > > > Never had another complaint after that. 😀 > > > > Kris N5KM > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] -- -- Rick Tavan Truckee and Saratoga, CA ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
