[Elecraft] Noise, RFI ?

[Phil Wheeler]

So how did he eliminate the noise from the PTV?

Phil w7ox

On 2/19/14, 3:57 PM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE 
wrote:
> In my case, I walked next door and explained that his Plasma TV was
> interfering with my radio reception.  I then asked him to come to my
> shack to see what the problem was.  I showed him the signal from the
> PTV on my monitor which is connected to the P3 and asked if we could
> go to his home and turn the PTV off, which we did.
>
> Upon returning to my shack I showed him that the signal was gone.
>
> After explaining what was hapening I handed him the ARRL RFI book and
> showed him the part where it said that removing interference from
> appliances was the duty of the owner and told him about how nasty
> PTV's are and suggested he take the book home and read it.
>
> I then asked him if he was experiencing interference from my radio
> transmitter, to which he replied no.
>
> Problem solved.
>
> Amateure Radio Operator N5GE
>
> On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:39:54 -0800, you wrote:
>
>> How do you recommend he go about eliminating the
>> latter, which appears to be "a nearby neighbor"? ;-)
>>
>> 73, Phil w7ox -- K2#380, K1#18, K3/P3 shipping
>> this week :-)
>>
>> On 2/19/14, 2:23 PM, Bill W2BLC wrote:
>>> Based on my past experience - I would be
>>> thinking an arc welder (or wire or some such
>>> similar). If not that, then you might want to
>>> check for carbon trails on HV insulators along
>>> the road (usually very effected by the weather).
>>> As a third guess - and a worst case scenario - a
>>> serious problem in your home electrical system
>>> (or a nearby neighbor).
>>>
>>> You do need to eliminate the latter ASAP. Do you
>>> notice any changes in line voltage when you
>>> experience this noise?
>>>
>>> Bill W2BLC K-Line