I would agree that as hams we try to help out neighbors who are causing
interference to licensed stations, but in the end it is the
responsibility of the neighbor using a Part 15 device that is causing
the interference to find a remedy. I know it can be touchy when we want
to maintain good relations with our neighbors, and I'm sure there is a
solution to reduce the interference.
73
John Denison
KD5YOU
On 1/15/2024 6:13 PM, Amal C. Phadke via BVARC wrote:
Thanks Chris! I completely understand. I will at the least politely
make my neighbor aware of the interference. If there are options like
better power supply for the lights, filters, etc. will suggest those
too. Any recommendations are welcome! If the neighbor doesn't want to
do anything then I will just have to live with it.
73,
Amal - KT5AC
On 1/15/24 16:33, Chris Medlin wrote:
This is probably not the answer you want to hear, but I have heard of
stories like this and the answer has always been that the ham talks
to the neighbor and ends up purchasing an equally good product that
serves the same purpose that does not cause interference. Or… best
case scenario, the ham goes in 50/50 with the neighbor on a product
that does not cause interference. Find a way to make it a win/win
situation.
The ham radio community is a friendly diplomatic group.
Back in the day when people were watching analog tv over the air,
many hams had to educate their neighbors on the use of high pass
filters to keep our interference out of their tvs. Now with LED
lights and cheaply made ballasts in lights, we are dealing with
interference in our radios.
Good luck and 73.
Chris/AC5CM
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On Jan 14, 2024, at 21:42, Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC
<bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
Thanks a bunch for the quick replies. Through a truly bizarre
coincidence, I can confirm (99.9% certainty) that the RF noise was
from my neighbor’s outdoor soffit lighting. What happened was, a few
minutes after I sent my original email about the noise, I went back
to my shack to check the radio. Lo and behold, the noise was gone. I
peeked through my window and saw that my neighbor had turned off his
soffit lights! That was an unbelievably strange coincidence!
The question now is what should I tell my neighbor to do to stop the
interference, other than to never turn on the soffit lights 😊Any
suggestions?
Thanks,
Amal – KT5AC
*From:*David Morefield <da...@fluffyshotme.com>
*Sent:* Sunday, January 14, 2024 8:37 PM
*To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org>
*Cc:* Kori Rahman <kori...@gmail.com>; Amal C. Phadke
<amal.kt...@gmail.com>
*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Recommendation for noise suppression?
I had an issue with noise recently and it was caused by the
proximity of my laptop charging brick to my radio. You may want to
start turning things off to see if you can eliminate the source of
the noise.
David Morefield
Owner - Fluffyshotme Photography
_David@fluffyshotme.com_
281-960-5253 mobile
<http://www.fluffyshotme.com/>
On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM Kori Rahman via BVARC
<bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
I have only seen something close to this level of
interference on 2m and that has been from some cheap LiFePo4
charger I got that was charging my 100Ah battery. But it was
about 25% bars and it was about 30ft from my 2m antenna. It does
happen a lot with chargers for various batteries like shop tool
chargers etc.
Sounds like a job for a 2m Yagi and am attenuator. I've got the
Yagi but not the attenuator.
73,
*Kori Rahman, WX5KR
**Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club*
*Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee
*Cell: (770) 298 8516
kori...@gmail.com <mailto:kori...@gmail.com>
On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 7:30 PM Amal C. Phadke via BVARC
<bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
Folks,
I am hoping someone can give me pointers on
suppressing
annoying noise my dual band (2m-70cm) antenna picks up in
VHF range. I
suspect it is from my neighbor’s external soffit lighting,
but I am not
sure. The receive signal meter fully lights up like seen in
the attached
picture. The repeater was idle when I took this picture. It
doesn’t happen
on UHF, only VHF and only from dusk to dawn. I hear a lot of
static in the
received signal, and I suppose in the transmitted signal as
well. Moving the
permanently installed outdoor antenna is not practical and
using slip-on
ferrite beads on the coax didn’t help. Has anyone
experienced this issue? I
would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks, and 73,
Amal - KT5AC
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