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

[Rick Tavan]

OK, gotta tell my favorite TVI tale: When I was a kid, my dad got a TVI
complaint from our next door neighbor in Maryland:

K3QDC: Are you sure it's me?
Neighbor: Yes, you said <X> and...
K3QDC: Yes, that was me!
Neighbor: ... and then he said <Y>.
K3QDC: Oh, I see. Ma'am, the fellow who said that is in Texas. Your TV
appears to be an excellent shortwave receiver.

This was on 15M AM and the TV in question had a 21 Mc. I.F., ubiquitous in
those days. The neighbor gave up.

/Rick N6XI
Formerly K3QDD

On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 6:54 PM Fred <k6dgwnv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Circa 1958:  Neighbor and TV Repairman came to my parent's door ...
> "Your son's ham radio is interfering with my TV.  Dad: "Our son has been
> away at college for 2 years and his radio equipment is packed up in the
> closet."  Long pause ... then TV guy, "Well his wire antenna is still up
> there and it's between my customer and Mt. Wilson, and it's sucking all
> the signal out of the air."  Dad: "I'll ask him to take it down next
> time he comes home."  That didn't happen 'til maybe another year, I had
> a full time job at the local TV station at college and didn't get home
> very often.  I did finally take it down, neighbor's TV still didn't work
> well, and he still blamed me.
> --
> 73,
>
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
>
> Kris Mraz wrote on 10/20/2021 6:23 PM:
> > When I put my tower up 25 yrs ago my next door neighbor complained of
> interference. I went over to his house to watch for TVI while a ham friend
> was at my house keying the transmitter. Suddenly a window started vibrating
> causing a buzzing sound. He said “See, SEE!”. Just then his wife calls out
> from another room “Honey, it’s just the dryer”.
> >
> > Never had another complaint after that. 😀
> >
> > Kris N5KM
>
>
>
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Rick Tavan
Truckee and Saratoga, CA