[Elecraft] HELP! XFINITY SHUT OFF INTERNET DUE TO HAM ANTENNAS

[Kevin Cozens]

On 2021-10-20 2:21 p.m., eric norris via Elecraft wrote:
> Xfinity, our internet provider, showed up at 7:30am this morning, to
> explain to the XYL that we were being cut off for good because my amateur
> radio activities had caused wide area outages.[snip]
> They told her the antennas themselves--absent any power--were the problem

Anyone telling you the mere presence of an antenna is the source of problem 
is someone who has absolutely no idea what they are talking about.

Ask them for a list of the dates, times, and durations of some of the area 
wide outages and compare that information against your log book to see if 
there is any correlation.

It is very likely there are other hams in your area. It could be someone 
else causing the problem who may not be an Xfinity customer. If any ham 
radio, or other radio transmissions, are causing their systems problems it 
shows they haven't properly protected their equipment from stray RF and/or 
they have a problem with an installation somewhere.

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Cheers!

Kevin.

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