[R-390] Re: Manassas BPL

[Rbethman]

No, all my receivers are "antique" tube type.

Bob

Dan Cotsirilos wrote:

> Do you have a portable SW radio? It should give you a good idea?  Dan
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
> To: "JamesMiller" <jmiller1706 at cfl.rr.com>
> Cc: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 11:11 AM
> Subject: [R-390] Re: Manassas BPL
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>> James and the group,
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>>    It indeed IS serious!
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>>    I've made my comments to the FCC.
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>>    I haven't had the opportunity to go to the City Council as of yet.
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>>    I want to record the interference on my reeel to reel first.
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>>    Manassas has ONLY one thing going FOR this, most of the power system
>> is underground.
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>>    That being said, the bursts of data can be picked up ALL OVER the
>> dial of the R-390As.
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>>    For those NOT in the underground system area, it MUST be horrendous.
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>>    It does, even in my area, cover some low level signals, and make
>> others VERY hard to copy.
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>>    My antennas are nowhere near the power feed.  It is coming through
>> the power line itself, and then into the R-390A.
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>>    I do NOT find it worse when I turn on the E.F. Johnson TR Switch,
>> which is amplified.  BUT to clarify once again - I live in the part that
>> is underground!
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>>    I wish it was portable.  I could drive around and give a GOOD test
>> and recordings!
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>> Bob - N0DGN
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>> JamesMiller wrote:
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>>> I see you're in Manassas VA, which now has Broadband over Power Line
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>>> service, as I understand it.  How has BPL affected your R-390 HF
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> listening?
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>>> What's the interference level like?  (this is a serious thread)...
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