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

[Alan Bloom]

On 10/21/2021 9:43 AM, Drew AF2Z wrote:
> Dump Comcast at the soonest opportunity.

There may be more options than you realize that avoid having to deal 
with the cable company and have no potential for interference to/from 
the amateur station.

I recently bought a house here (near St. George Utah).  There is no 
cable in my neighborhood so at first it appeared that the only option 
was DSL (via the telephone line) at 3 Mbps for $50/month.

But a quick Internet search found three local companies that offer 
"Fixed Wireless" Internet service.  This is where they beam the Internet 
to you via microwave from stations on nearby mountains. Costs range from 
$40 to $200/month for 25 to 300 Mbps.

I had a similar setup back at my house in California that had no DSL or 
cable available in the neighborhood.  Once I got the antenna properly 
located it worked reliably and of course there was no QRM to/from the 
HF/2 meter ham gear.

Alan N1AL