[Elecraft] OT: RFI problem on 80,40 with AT&T Uverse

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

I had this problem in spades especially 160. In the end, after some number
of repairs to AT&T cabling, etc, the replacement of a 2Wire 3800 gateway
box with a 3801 killed it dead.

IF you have a 3800, it will need to be replaced, although the sudden
appearance seems to sound like something suddenly gone wrong. Make sure all
the little telephone plugs get exercised to clean them up and see if it
"suddenly" goes away.

In any event back in 2011 I was involved in a very careful staged repair,
item by item to see what items made any difference. From my situation and
about a dozen parallel similar extended careful replacement exercises, AT&T
seems to have it solved and the solution is in their "book".

So just let them do their thing.

73 and good luck,

Guy K2AV


On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 3:37 PM, John Saxon via Elecraft <
elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> Off topic, but perhaps others have had the same problem.
> I have a K3/100 + ATU (ser#3542), purchased as a kit in 2009.  No
problems with RFI until April of 2016.  All of a sudden RFI on 80,40(didn't
try 160).  Been off these bands ever since, although all my buddies hang
out on 40.  Have had AT&T out 4 times, no help.
> OK...I just found an AT&T Uverse user forum that discuss this very thing,
same symptoms as mine, with a ham participating.  If I am reading it
correctly, they are saying that the bands that Uverse uses for multiplexing
includes 160,80 & 40 frequencies.  One of the contributors said that AT&T
eventually upgraded his equipment, including replacing some twisted-pair
cables with CAT5 cables, and it solved the problem.  I am supposed to get a
call Monday from an AT&T guy who is familiar with this.  But I would like
input from my Elecraft ham buddies.
> Anyone out there experienced this before?  I don't think it is just me.
Anyone out there had this problem with AT&T Uverse and gotten it fixed?
> Reply off-line if you wish, but I believe there may be several on this
reflector who would find responses useful to them.
> Thanks!JohnK5ENQ
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