About the time I was first licensed, in August of 1969, a neighbor had purchased an electronic organ for his wife.
Shortly after I got on the air with my brand new Galaxy GT-550 (550 watt sweep tube finals), he called one evening to tell me I was "coming through his wife's organ." Imagine my dismay ... 73 Lyn, W0LEN -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fred Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 6:57 PM To: Rick Tavan Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] HELP! XFINITY SHUT OFF INTERNET DUE TO HAM ANTENNAS If my memory is still working [chancy at best], "Madman Muntz" pioneered the 21 MHz TV IF. Ranks right in there with the FCC's decision to 86 Channel 1, move the hams from 5 and 2 1/2 meters to 6 and 2 meters and locate TV Ch 2 at 5 meters, putting the 2nd harmonic of 10 [and the 4th harmonic of 20] in the middle of it. Having Ch 2 right next to 6m didn't help that band much either. You're fortunate the neighbor gave up 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County Rick Tavan wrote on 10/21/2021 4:29 PM: > 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] > <mailto:[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] > <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] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > -- > -- > > Rick Tavan > Truckee and Saratoga, CA -- 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County ______________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
