[GCARC] RFI Issues With A Neighbor

[Tony Starr]

The plasma display is, by it's very nature, a prolific RFI generator.  That
the FCC even allowed them to be sold in the first place is testament to the
general uselessness of that federal agency.  I got rid of mine a long time
ago, gave it to my brother who lives almost 10 miles away.  I figured that
was far enough.  I am, however, still waiting patiently for my neighbor's
plasma set to expire, as they do have a finite lifespan.  Considering how
many hours a day he has it on, that lifespan must be surprisingly long.
And yes, 80 meters is the worst, even though the RFI spans a wide range of
frequencies.  Good luck!

Tony WA2FZB

On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 11:34 AM The AM Window <perry.mayer1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am experiencing some unwanted RFI, plasma TV type, on 80m from my next
> door neighbor. I've narrowed it down to their house, and a location in the
> house by using a shortwave radio tuned to 3.820mhz AM, that also has a
> signal strength meter. So i wrote them a letter, explained the situation,
> and asked them to call me. She called me, I further explained the
> situation, and setup a time to come over her home to find and hopefully
> cure the problem. The time came, and I got no response to phone calls and
> text messages. I finally got a text back saying that she contacted PECO and
> they would contact me with their findings. So I called peco myself and they
> put in an emergency service order and would contact me with an update.
> That's where we are at right now. My question is, there is a pamphlet from
> the ARRL on RFI that clubs give to neighbors for this situation and do you
> guys have something like that? And if she still doesn't cooperate, where do
> I go from here? Contact the ARRL, then the FCC? Just trying to be ahead of
> the situation. I have documented every interaction and attempted
> interaction with her and the power utility. This noise makes a lot of 80m
> inoperable with a noise floor of over 30db over s9...
>
> Thank You and Happy New Year
>
> Perry Mayer
> W3MMR
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