[Elecraft] Plasma TV Noise any ideas on how to filter it out.

[Stewart]

You guys in the States are lucky, the FCC listens and takes action.

In the UK our "Regulator" Ofcom blames radio amateurs for having 
sensitive receivers, and as a consequence says it can do nothing to help...

73
Stewart G3RXQ 

On Tue, 10 May 2011 18:49:49 -0800, Jim Wiley wrote:
> You guys are aware, I suppose, that interference of this level and
> duration clearly qualifies as  the type of interference that merits
> direct FCC intervention.  File a complaint.  The resolution process will
> take some time, but you will win in the end.  The FCC has the power to
> force your neighbor to stop using the interfering device.
>
>
> But, remember the golden rule of interference:  "If no one complains,
> it's not interference".    Unless you raise an official complaint, you
> have no one but ourself to complain to.
>
>
> One thing that works almost every time is this correct  statement:
> "Your TV is not supposed to radiate interference, but it clearly is.  It
> certainly is not supposed to transmit signals.  That means it is
> defective somehow.  I have no idea what the defect could be but, your TV
> _is_ an electrical device, and if it is defective who knows what could
> happen.  I hope it doesn't cause a fire!"  Works best if mentioned
> within earshot of the neighbors wife.
>
>
> Good luck.
>
>
> - Jim, KL7CC
>
>
> Steve Ellington wrote:
>> Same thing here but the neighbor is no help other than allowing me to buy
>> them a new TV. Theirs is a Samsung 58" plasma. Forget using any kind of line
>> filters. The noise is radiated from the SCREEN....straight out.
>> After months of experimentation, the only cure has been the MFJ-1026 and it
>> works magic! Having a K3 with LP-PAN or P3 makes adjustments easy. Otherwise
>> it would be a real pain to tweak.
>> You do need decent noise receiving antenna for the 1026. The K3 has the
>> RX-IN/OUT jacks which allows to interface the 1026 with ease and retain your
>> QSK without using the MFJ internal relay.
>> Contact me for any further info. 73
>>
>> Steve
>> N4LQ
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Al Lorona" <alorona at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Plasma TV Noise any ideas on how to filter it out.
>>
>>
>> My next-door neighbor was probably one of the early adopters of plasma TV
>> several years ago.
>>
>> One night at bedtime I switched on the AM radio and was met by severe buzz
>> all
>> over the dial. Not a single station was listenable. I could hear the buzz
>> all
>> the way up to 10 meters. It only took me a few minutes to determine that it
>> was
>> coming from my neighbor's house.
>>
>> I informed him the next day. Lucky for me, he is the type of guy who can't
>> stand
>> the idea that a brand-new device of his is causing pollution-- he saw it as
>> a
>> defect. And, of course, his own AM radios were affected, too. He had a
>> Panasonic
>> tech out there in a couple of days. I don't know what the tech did, but he
>> managed to reduce the noise by about 10 dB though he never eliminated it
>> entirely. I've had to live with it ever since.
>>
>> Since then I have said that the two things that have the most potential to
>> kill
>> HF ham radio are homeowners' associations and plasma TVs.
>>
>> Pray that your neighbors don't buy one of these evil devices.
>>
>> Al W6LX
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