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End of humor. On Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 7:54 PM Chris Medlin via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > It definitely IS the responsibility of the neighbor but most do not > understand the part 15 label on their stuff, it ends up being on us to > explain it. > > > Typos brought to you by iPhone > > On Jan 15, 2024, at 19:10, John Denison via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > 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 > > > Typos brought to you by iPhone > > On Jan 14, 2024, at 21:42, Amal Phadke KT5AC via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> > <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> <da...@fluffyshotme.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 14, 2024 8:37 PM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org> <bvarc@bvarc.org> > *Cc:* Kori Rahman <kori...@gmail.com> <kori...@gmail.com>; Amal C. Phadke > <amal.kt...@gmail.com> <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 > > *da...@fluffyshotme.com <da...@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 > > > > > > > > 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 > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing > listBVARC@bvarc.orghttp://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >
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