LOL
I have heard that for 5 decades ....
Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vic K2VCO" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT--RFI Issue
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
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Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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