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

[jerry]

> Shortly after I got on the air with my brand new Galaxy GT-550 (550
> watt sweep tube finals), he called one evening to tell me I was
> "coming through his wife's organ."
> 
> Imagine my dismay ...

I seem to remember that the GT-550 was plagued by spurious...  Don't 
remember if it
was harmonics or parasitics or mixing products.

                   - Jerry KF6VB

On 2021-10-21 17:45, Lyn Norstad wrote:
> About the time I was first licensed, in August of 1969, a neighbor had
> purchased an electronic organ for his wife.
> 

> 
> 73
> Lyn, W0LEN
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 6:57 PM
> To: Rick Tavan
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] HELP! XFINITY SHUT OFF INTERNET DUE TO HAM 
> ANTENNAS
> 
> If my memory is still working [chancy at best], "Madman Muntz" 
> pioneered
> the 21 MHz TV IF.  Ranks right in there with the FCC's decision to 86
> Channel 1, move the hams from 5 and 2 1/2 meters to 6 and 2 meters and
> locate TV Ch 2 at 5 meters, putting the 2nd harmonic of 10 [and the 4th
> harmonic of 20] in the middle of it. Having Ch 2 right next to 6m 
> didn't
> help that band much either.
> 
> You're fortunate the neighbor gave up
> 
> 73,
> 
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
> 
> 
> Rick Tavan wrote on 10/21/2021 4:29 PM:
>> 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
>> <mailto: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
> 
> --
> 73,
> 
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
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