[Elecraft] 14.03 MHz Continuous Tone

[Phil Kane]

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:09:10 -0700 (PDT), Jack Regan wrote:

>I also have a Linksys router but it is unplugged!  I guess I'll
>have to do a little RDF. Several of my neighbors have networks!
>If they are "interfering" with an amatuer frequency could I ask
>them to cease and desist?

  You could always ask them to make a brief on-off test, but that
  takes lots of diplomacy.  Accusing then of "interference" and
  demanding that they stop is guaranteed to turn the situation
  very ugly.

>This could turn into an ugly situation!

  Very rapidly unless there's cooperation on both sides.  This
  is a typical rfi problem from consumer gear, and rarely does
  the user (your neighbor) have the technical savvy to understand
  why and how it happens and that they are responsible when push
  comes to shove.

  Remember that in the first decade of the 21st Century the use
  of a personal wireless device of any type has escalated into a
  civil right.  <ggg>

  If you find a router that doesn't cause this sort of rfi, offer
  to replace theirs at your own expense.  Although you are not
  obligated to do so, it may be the most efficient and peaceful
  way to get rid of the offending signal.  Then get the ARRL Labs
  to get on the manufacturer's case about it.  Even though the
  offending equipment is certified (by the manufacturer) to meet
  FCC rfi specs, those specs are so loose as to allow lots of
  signal to still be radiated.


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   Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
   ARRL Volunteer Counsel

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   C.S.I. Telecommunications Consulting Engineers
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