[ICOM] Wired vs Wireless Routers for RFI

[w9mws at aol.com]

Thanks for that wake up call Mike! I've got the same set up as you and 
I've been concentrating on stuff in the basement (Fluorescent lights, 
electronic furnace, modems, etc)! I have a wireless enabled computer in 
the operating area with an external "gain" antenna to hit the wireless 
node that's upstairs. I've got birdies on 20M and some hash on 40M that 
I have been chasing for some time now. Your message just made the light 
bulb come on! DUH, shoulda thought about that when I first noticed it 
... just after upgrading the HF radio to a new one!

BTW, had 9 days of downtime from Verizon in December when the phone box 
at the house died AND a piece of equipment at the switching center died 
AND they changed (updated) the system software to the fIOS system and 
didn't test it first. The tech that finally fixed our problem (he was 
the fourth one to try) told us that the field guys are often left out 
of the software loop. Then Verizon billed us for a full month for two 
lines and the Internet. After complaining to three levels of "customer 
service" hierarchy, they credited me for two weeks on both invoices!

73, Mike W9MWS


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Lafferty W2TB <mikelafferty at verizon.net>
To: icom at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 6:10 am
Subject: [ICOM] Wired vs Wireless Routers for RFI


I had 20m birdies up and down the band, all from my new wireless router 
installed by Verizon for my fiber-optic "FIOS" system. 
I put several ferrite beads on all cables going into the router, 
including the wall-wart cord. 
The router is on the second floor, I am in the basement. 
Results...birdies are gone. 
More beads on the lines may be the answer. 
 
73 & GL, 
Mike W2TB 
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