[digitalradio] Re: Are plasma TVs killing radio?
Looks like its started :( http://www.windsun.com/General/PV-EMI.htm --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Juergen" wrote: > > Don't forget the photovoltaic systems which are becoming very popular now > because of financial benefits (at least in Germany). Nice rural areas with a > very low level of noise will be more and more very noisy. > > 73 > > Juergen, DL8LE > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "cq_k7ng" wrote: > > > > > > Obviously the Yanks aren't listening to BBC quite as much, but if it > > matters, my closest neighbors, about 1/4 mile (or 400m) away would make 30M > > unusable when their plasma TV was turned on. I have empirical data... My > > RF environmental noise is something to boast about until the plasma TV's > > come on. > > > > Dave K7NG > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andy obrien wrote: > > > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > > > From: Mike Terry > > > Date: Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 2:44 AM > > > Subject: [dxld] Are plasma TVs killing radio? > > > To: DXLD > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Register > > > Posted in Wireless by By Bill Ray > > > 12 August 2010 > > > > > > The Radio Society of Great Britain is asking anyone with a plasma TV to > > > let > > > it know if they've had trouble getting BBC Radio 4 lately. > > > > > > The Radio Society of Great Britain represents the radio ham community, > > > though it sees itself as having a wider remit. When not organising > > > competitions to see who has the biggest beard can transmit a 10MHz signal > > > furthest, the RSGB tries to protect the interests of radio users of all > > > kinds by tracking possible causes of interference, which prompts its > > > latest > > > appeal. > > > > > > Recently the interference effort has been focused on mains networking kit > > > - > > > people running Ethernet signals over in-home electrical wires - but the > > > Society reckons that plasma TVs are another source of interference worthy > > > of > > > greater attention. > > > > > > Anecdotal stories abound of plasmas putting out interference below 30MHz, > > > and even extending into the higher frequencies where commercial radio can > > > be > > > found, but the Society is trying to cast a wider net to see if it's a > > > genuine problem. > > > > > > The plan is to make a presentation to CISPR (the International Special > > > Committee on Radio Interference) in the next few weeks if enough > > > complaints > > > can be accumulated - so if you've got a plasma and you think it's plotting > > > against your radio, drop the RSGB a line at > > > plasma.tv@ > > > > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/12/plasma_tv_interference/ > > > > > >
[digitalradio] Re: Are plasma TVs killing radio?
Don't forget the photovoltaic systems which are becoming very popular now because of financial benefits (at least in Germany). Nice rural areas with a very low level of noise will be more and more very noisy. 73 Juergen, DL8LE --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "cq_k7ng" wrote: > > > Obviously the Yanks aren't listening to BBC quite as much, but if it matters, > my closest neighbors, about 1/4 mile (or 400m) away would make 30M unusable > when their plasma TV was turned on. I have empirical data... My RF > environmental noise is something to boast about until the plasma TV's come on. > > Dave K7NG > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andy obrien wrote: > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > > From: Mike Terry > > Date: Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 2:44 AM > > Subject: [dxld] Are plasma TVs killing radio? > > To: DXLD > > > > > > > > > > The Register > > Posted in Wireless by By Bill Ray > > 12 August 2010 > > > > The Radio Society of Great Britain is asking anyone with a plasma TV to let > > it know if they've had trouble getting BBC Radio 4 lately. > > > > The Radio Society of Great Britain represents the radio ham community, > > though it sees itself as having a wider remit. When not organising > > competitions to see who has the biggest beard can transmit a 10MHz signal > > furthest, the RSGB tries to protect the interests of radio users of all > > kinds by tracking possible causes of interference, which prompts its latest > > appeal. > > > > Recently the interference effort has been focused on mains networking kit - > > people running Ethernet signals over in-home electrical wires - but the > > Society reckons that plasma TVs are another source of interference worthy of > > greater attention. > > > > Anecdotal stories abound of plasmas putting out interference below 30MHz, > > and even extending into the higher frequencies where commercial radio can be > > found, but the Society is trying to cast a wider net to see if it's a > > genuine problem. > > > > The plan is to make a presentation to CISPR (the International Special > > Committee on Radio Interference) in the next few weeks if enough complaints > > can be accumulated - so if you've got a plasma and you think it's plotting > > against your radio, drop the RSGB a line at > > plasma.tv@ > > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/12/plasma_tv_interference/ > > >
[digitalradio] Re: Are plasma TVs killing radio?
Obviously the Yanks aren't listening to BBC quite as much, but if it matters, my closest neighbors, about 1/4 mile (or 400m) away would make 30M unusable when their plasma TV was turned on. I have empirical data... My RF environmental noise is something to boast about until the plasma TV's come on. Dave K7NG --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Andy obrien wrote: > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Mike Terry > Date: Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 2:44 AM > Subject: [dxld] Are plasma TVs killing radio? > To: DXLD > > > > > The Register > Posted in Wireless by By Bill Ray > 12 August 2010 > > The Radio Society of Great Britain is asking anyone with a plasma TV to let > it know if they've had trouble getting BBC Radio 4 lately. > > The Radio Society of Great Britain represents the radio ham community, > though it sees itself as having a wider remit. When not organising > competitions to see who has the biggest beard can transmit a 10MHz signal > furthest, the RSGB tries to protect the interests of radio users of all > kinds by tracking possible causes of interference, which prompts its latest > appeal. > > Recently the interference effort has been focused on mains networking kit - > people running Ethernet signals over in-home electrical wires - but the > Society reckons that plasma TVs are another source of interference worthy of > greater attention. > > Anecdotal stories abound of plasmas putting out interference below 30MHz, > and even extending into the higher frequencies where commercial radio can be > found, but the Society is trying to cast a wider net to see if it's a > genuine problem. > > The plan is to make a presentation to CISPR (the International Special > Committee on Radio Interference) in the next few weeks if enough complaints > can be accumulated - so if you've got a plasma and you think it's plotting > against your radio, drop the RSGB a line at > plasma...@... > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/12/plasma_tv_interference/ >
