[ICOM] RFI Interference

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Report it to FCC????

Mac - K2GKK/5


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From: BEVTRAVEL <bevtravel at core.com>
Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
To: icom at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [ICOM] RFI Interference
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:40:26 -0500

This may be off topic, but as a ICOM user I feel this information may be 
helpful to other ICOM users.
I've had interference over the entire radio spectrum that sounded like a 
buzz every 20 to 100 KHZ and completely covered receive signals.  It has 
taken me several months trying to discover the cause.  This past week I 
found that it was the Sharper Image Ionic Breeze air purifier model S1637. 
This is the current model that is advertised on TV and in other mediums.  
The company does not have a cure for the problem other than offering another 
unit of the same model number.  They consider themselves to be within the 
FCC part 15 emissions standard.  They had offered a unit model number 
S1730EM1, but have discontinued it due to lack of customer needs.  Their 
cure is turn it off when one wants to use the radio or watch TV, etc.  A 
real bummer.




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