Jim,
A couple of points...
We have all had to address neighbor issues with neighbors of varying levels of
ease. That having been said, we should operate with the minimum power required
to do the job per our regulations. That leaves us wide leeway, but there is
no point in being gratuitously annoying. It is just not good for the PR for
Amateur Radio. My mist difficult neighbors have received my firm asertion that
the cable company needs to be involved with competence and not just with the
average tech addressing the issue. That approached mixed with an informed and
helpful approach on my part has either solved the issue or made the neighbor
leave me alone for many years.
There are many benefits to ARRL membership and technical support is one of many.
73,
Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
201.314.6964
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-------- Original message --------
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Date: 2014/04/20 14:58 (GMT-05:00)
To: rfi@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RFI] VDSL (very-high-bit-rate digital subscriber line)
On 4/20/2014 7:11 AM, w2ttt@att.net wrote:
> A more productive approach would be to contact Mike Gruber, W1MG at
> ARRL and he can guide you and your neighbors to a better place.
Gordon,
If such a connection is known, yes, that could be quite productive. I
was completely unaware of it until you posted this information, AFTER I
had made my post. It's great that ARRL offers this sort of service, but
it does no good if it's not widely known.
Further, hams should NEVER, except in emergencies, reduce power because
neighbors have equipment with high susceptibility. Those neighbors, if
they have a problem, should be made aware that it's THEIR problem, not
the ham's problem. This is especially true in the situation described --
the company who has created the problem won't talk to the ham. The
neighbor is never going to call the DSL company to complain, because he
has no problem. In the case described, the ham has VERY seriously
limited his operation because his neighbor bought a lousy service!
The neighbor should be referred to the Class B or Class A statement in
the product documentation. The ham should decide, on the basis of his
perception of the relationship with the neighbor, how much, if any, help
to offer. In some cases, the best approach would to have the neighbor
contact the FCC. We all have had neighbors like that. :)
73, Jim K9YC
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