[Elecraft] OT--RFI Issue

[Jay]

LOL

I have heard that for 5 decades ....


Jay


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vic K2VCO" <k2vco.vic at gmail.com>
To: <elecraft at 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 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 up all the signals!"
>
> On 3/20/2013 11:33 AM, David Cutter wrote:
>> 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 he never had interference 
>> before, but then, he wasn't aware he had a problem till someone fired up 
>> a radio transmitter next door.
>>
>> The rarity of interference from a radio amateur to/from a neighbour is 
>> why plasma TVs, switchmode supplies, hi fi systems, video recorders et al 
>> have such poor emc performance - it's a cost that is statistically 
>> unnecessary to the masses.
>>
>> David
>> G3UNA
>>
>>
>>
>>> "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 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 ice.
>>>
>>> Rich, n0ce
>>
>
> -- 
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
>
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