What is the problem with uverse? The way I read the docs it looks like
fiber optic to either the curb or house directly then a fancy set top box to
break out tv, internet, and phone. Do they have problems with the fiber to
copper conversion outside or something inside the houses?
David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Brown [mailto:jim@audiosystemsgroup.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 23:12
> To: rfi@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RFI] ATT Uverse
>
>
> Over the last year or so, I have seen MANY posts regarding ATT Uverse
> being unable to reject HF RF. I recently saw a post on
> another list from
> a ham whose neighbor's interference complaint has been given up on by
> ATT, and is being blamed by ATT on "ham radio."
>
> IF the coupling mechanism is RF coupled onto external wiring,
> it MAY be
> possible to kill the RFI with very aggressive common mode chokes on
> that wiring, and by using high quality twisted pair
> (CAT5/6/7) for that
> wiring. But if the problem is poor shielding and/or poor
> internal layout
> of the Uverse modem, the only solution is to replace the modem. By
> "aggressive," I mean choking impedance on the order of 10-20K ohms at
> the frequencies of interest.
>
> Until or unless this situation changes, hams (and their neighbors)
> should avoid ATT Uverse like a plague. And I would urge
> anyone with a
> complaint to get the FCC involved, perhaps with the help of
> ARRL. ATT's
> attitude makes this a POLITICAL problem, and political
> problems require
> political solutions (like the involvement of ARRL). And by
> political, I
> do NOT mean Dem/Repub. :)
>
> 73, Jim Brown K9YC
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