Hi All,
First, I hope this thread isn't viewed adversely by the moderator. I think
it's educational, at a minimum. Of course, I have a vested interest in the
topic right now, but sooner or later, just about every ham will probably
face this issue--rightly or wrongly!
I loved the old Jimmy
Often the problem, is convincing the affected party that it really is a
defect in their equipment, or installation thereof, and not yours. Of
course, you need to be pretty darned sure that is the case!
The FCC used to send out a packet of information to people who complained
explaining in
I have explained it this way:
You've had a long, hot summer and it hasn't rained for months. Suddenly it
rains and it pours in through the roof that you hadn't noticed had lost a
couple of slates. Do you blame the weather or the builder of the house?
Similarly, your neighbour can say that
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From: Richard Fjeld rpfj...@embarqmail.com
To: Dyarnes w7...@cox.net; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT--RFI Issue
Often the problem, is convincing the affected party that it really is a
defect in their equipment
My favorite RFI complaint was the lady across the street who said I was making it
impossible to use her portable phone. Look, it doesn't work RIGHT NOW, she said. When I
pointed out that I couldn't be on the air since I was talking to her, she explained that
that thing on your roof is sucking
On 3/20/2013 11:01 AM, Richard Fjeld wrote:
The FCC used to send out a packet of information to people who
complained explaining in part, that it was probably their equipment
that was inadequate. I don't know if this is still being done.
Perhaps you could get one. It sort of breaks the
LOL
I have heard that for 5 decades
Jay
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From: Vic K2VCO k2vco@gmail.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT--RFI Issue
My favorite RFI complaint was the lady across the street who said I
http://transition.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Databases/documents_collect
ion/1993InterferenceHandbook.pdf
73, Jim N7US
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On 3/20/2013 11:01 AM, Richard Fjeld wrote:
The FCC used to send out a packet of information to people who
complained explaining in part,
I had a neighbor that called the local FCC to complain, and was so forceful
that the FCC came out to visit and inspect. I tried (successfully, until they
left) to suppress the grin, as we inspected the ham shack to be I'd erected
the tower with triband beam and ran the coax into the ham
Your position should be to offer to assist a qualified technician in
isolating and correcting any deficiencies by providing periods of
operating to test the results of any repairs.
I'd say it depends entirely on the attitude of the RFI victiim, and the
ham's relationship with that party.
Hi,
Please indicate a source of twisted pair wire suitable for speaker feeds.
#16 or #14 is fine for me. I am still having trouble keeping my 15m signals
out of my family room system. Currently that room's speaker wire is of the
parallel kind.
AB2TC - Knut
Jim Brown-10 wrote
Your position
https://www.google.com/search?q=14+gauge+twisted+speaker+wire
wunder
K6WRU
On Mar 20, 2013, at 4:19 PM, ab2tc wrote:
Hi,
Please indicate a source of twisted pair wire suitable for speaker feeds.
#16 or #14 is fine for me. I am still having trouble keeping my 15m signals
out of my family
On 3/20/2013 4:19 PM, ab2tc wrote:
Please indicate a source of twisted pair wire suitable for speaker feeds.
#16 or #14 is fine for me. I am still having trouble keeping my 15m signals
out of my family room system. Currently that room's speaker wire is of the
parallel kind.
It's commonly used
It is NEVER a good idea to modify the equipment, but it IS good to disable
the antennas (that wiring) by adding ferrite chokes tuned to the
transmitter frequency(ies). Tuning is accomplished simply by using the
right ferrite mix and adjusting the number of turns through the core.
Agreed, and I
Make sure ALL of his cable drops are terminated at a piece of equipment or
are capped with a 70 ohm resister. Any open ends of cable act as an
antenna. This is the most common offender! Make sure all splits go
through a cable splitter of correct impedance. Make sure all cable
splitters are
These kind of installation problems are not rare.
TWC did the original installation here.
A few years later while troubleshooting a low signal problem they found:
1)Several corroded connectors from the street to the house
2)An extra unterminated splitter in their house mounted box.
3)Replaced
On 3/18/2013 8:36 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
This is reminiscent of the old days of TVI.
One of the guidelines back then was - avoid making any changes to that
neighbor's system by yourself. If you do, you may be responsible for
any future strange happenings.
Your position should be to offer
Hi All,
I am in need of some informed counseling. Hopefully I won't start a thread
of war stories.
Some time back, my neighbor complained that I was getting into his TV
system. He has Dish Network, by the way, which is the same thing I have.
Anyway, I immediately tried to be responsive,
likely fix it.
Have a great day,
--... ...--
Dale - WC7S in Wy
From: w7...@cox.net
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:30:51 -0700
Subject: [Elecraft] OT--RFI Issue
Hi All,
I am in need of some informed counseling. Hopefully I won't start a thread
of war
for network although... it sounds like that could likely fix it.
Have a great day,
--... ...--
Dale - WC7S in Wy
From: w7...@cox.net
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:30:51 -0700
Subject: [Elecraft] OT--RFI Issue
Hi All,
I am in need of some
David,
This is reminiscent of the old days of TVI.
One of the guidelines back then was - avoid making any changes to that
neighbor's system by yourself. If you do, you may be responsible for
any future strange happenings.
Your position should be to offer to assist a qualified technician in
This is when logging can really payoff. I have seen it related to a specific
frequency.
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From: Dyarnes
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 9:30 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] OT--RFI Issue
Hi All,
I am in need of some informed
: [Elecraft] OT--RFI Issue
Hi All,
I am in need of some informed counseling. Hopefully I won't start a thread
of war stories.
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