My favorite RFI complaint was the lady across the street who said I was making it
impossible to use her portable phone. "Look, it doesn't work RIGHT NOW," she said. When I
pointed out that I couldn't be on the air since I was talking to her, she explained that
"that thing on your roof is sucking up all the signals!"
On 3/20/2013 11:33 AM, David Cutter wrote:
I have explained it this way:
You've had a long, hot summer and it hasn't rained for months. Suddenly it rains and it
pours in through the roof that you hadn't noticed had lost a couple of slates. Do you
blame the weather or the builder of the house? Similarly, your neighbour can say that he
never had interference before, but then, he wasn't aware he had a problem till someone
fired up a radio transmitter next door.
The rarity of interference from a radio amateur to/from a neighbour is why plasma TVs,
switchmode supplies, hi fi systems, video recorders et al have such poor emc performance
- it's a cost that is statistically unnecessary to the masses.
David
G3UNA
"Often the problem, is convincing the "affected party" that it really is a
defect in their equipment, or installation thereof, and not yours. Of
course, you need to be pretty darned sure that is the case! "
The FCC used to send out a packet of information to people who complained explaining in
part, that it was probably their equipment that was inadequate. I don't know if this
is still being done. Perhaps you could get one. It sort of breaks the ice.
Rich, n0ce
--
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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