> He connected his 2 meter linear amp to the incoming cable connection and > went key down for a minute or so. I undertand it killed the cable service > for a couple blocks around totally. They fixed it, and the noise came back. > He did it again. Same thing. The third time they replaced pretty much all > of the physical plant, and the noise went away. > > Amazing what a little(?) unexpected RF can do. He estimated he put a few > hundred watts back into the system at 144MHz.
Then the question becomes whether the cable system operators ever become bright enough to cross-check their customer list against a list of hams. Which of course proves basically nothing. Gives a whole new meaning to the term "return loss" hi Tnx for sharing. - Bob _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
