Charlie, I too think poorly designed, noisy devices shouldn't be sold to consumers; unfortunately Charlie, the problem is we are far outnumbered by those who don't care what we think. And with worldw
Even today, the operation of any bureaucracy requires much documentation to feed it. Bury the FCC in paperwork, it will respond in kind. _______________________________________________ RFI mailing li
I've been using an ICOM PS-85 with an IC-756 since 1999. Have not had any RFI noise from it. It's fan is a bit noisy to the ear, but my Heil headphones block that out completely. 73, de ed -K0iL *Has
These ground wires are also often missing due to copper theft which may increase the strength of some RFI sources. 73, de ed -K0iL _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list RFI
Check the list here, although it hasn't been updated the last couple of years probably since Riley's retirement: http://www.arrl.org/fcc-enforcement-activities-and-the-electric-utility-indu stry 73,
Ken, Here's some other good links and articles on power line noise on the ARRL web page: http://www.arrl.org/power-line 73, de ed -K0iL No. Yes. Exactly, in fact. That is exactly what I am experienci
Sounds like the utility has spent a lot of money and done quite a bit more than most other utilities ever do to track your RFI. Just a guess, but it sounds like they (utility and RFI Services) verifi
This sound is very, very close to what I heard many years ago from my old Sony TV (picture tube type) as the displayed picture changed. Was able to clean it up with lots of ferrites on every cable. I
Rob, I agree with you 100%! We all need to keep operating or we will eventually lose our privileges and our bands. The mindset our society is moving toward is minority group rights trump the majority
Well, yes and no on passing the buck. Short story: Based on PRB-1 the ZBA actually approved the ham's request to exceed the 44' limit, but then the ZBA asked the ham and planning dept to work togethe
You can build your own: http://tomthompson.com/radio/ReceivingLoop/loop.html The ARRL has several pages as well. Or buy commercial: http://www.nationalrf.com/type_hfdf_vector.htm http://www.ardf-r2.o
Mike, Ken is correct. The dish units are UltraSonic locators using a parabolic dish to detect ultrasonic audio freqs. You have to have already located the electric pole or source for these to be usef
Those who have run into this with AT&T's U-Verse wireless receivers won't be surprised by this. I've migrated to CenturyLink's Prism TV from their Telechoice cable TV system. Love the Prism TV pictur
The Telegraph - 07 January 2015 "You could be prosecuted if your broadband interferes with radio signals" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/t elecoms/11325914
Jim, I was referring to the entire documents which cover both bonding and grounding separately so I wasn't even aware I was getting the two confused or referenced it. I'll be glad to look up any port
Could be a lot of things. Few years ago I had a bent squirrel guard on a transformer that acted up every time it rained. Sounded like a Jacob's Ladder. New squirrel guard fixed it. Good luck tracking
Yes, thank them for the entire RFI group! ARRL action can and does get some utilities to respond properly, but it sometimes also takes internal politics to nudge it along. 73, de ed -K0iL Ed, Please
Charlie, In southeast Nebraska, RFI complaints from non-hams include cable TV companies/customers, FAA, and telephone customers who are ignored by their telephone companies, and finally a few AM radi
Anyone try these yet? Claims to use Induction technology using a magnetic field. Our next RFI problem? http://finallybulbs.com/acandescence/ Origins of Acandescence "Induction technology has been her
Rich, Are you aware of the CrankUpTiltOver yahoogroup? https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CrankupTiltoverTowers/info It does sound like a case of rusty-bolt effect that should clear up with some con