And the "official" reply from FCC to the impacted (RFI) coverage areas for
AM BC, "Increase your output power." Sure.....Yea......That costs the BCer
money both for a new transmitter and continuing additional fees to pay the
electric bill.
Yes, where is the FCC??
Dave - WØLEV
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 3:24 PM EDWARDS, EDDIE J via RFI <rfi@contesting.com>
wrote:
> I've only seen RFI mentioned in passing a few times in Radio World a
> broadcast magazine. Doesn't seem to be an issue for broadcasters typically
> operating from 5,000 watts to 50,000 watts.
>
> If you think about it, it's not going to be much of an issue to local AM
> broadcasters who are using very strong local transmissions on ground wave
> to the receivers. They may only lose fringe or rural area listeners, and
> only if those listeners get solar systems. Compare that to amateur radio
> operators running only 100 watts (typical) or less or rarely up to
> 1,500watts (max) transmitting through the ionosphere once or multiple times
> with 40-70db or more of loss and requiring highly sensitive receivers to
> pick up the weak signals.
>
> Most AM broadcasters won't be affected much at all with minimal loss of
> listeners. But Amateur Radio will be.
>
> 73, de ed -K0iL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RFI <rfi-bounces+eedwards=oppd.com@contesting.com> On Behalf Of
> bill steffey
> Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 7:20 PM
> To: Rfi List <rfi@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [RFI] Another Solar Panel Interference Case
>
>
> not having a BAD solar System, but a good one , I wonder what happens to
> receiving AM broadcasting ?????
>
> The AM broadcaster is a guy with a commercial license, a big investment
> AND THE PROFIT MOTIVE destroyed by interference.
>
>
> Where o' where did the FCC go????
>
>
>
>
>
> On 4/4/2022 7:59 PM, Hare, Ed, W1RFI wrote:
> > Get these reports to Steve Anderson, W1EMI@arrl.org, or rfi@arrl.org.
> The more we bring these to the involved companies, the more they will do to
> try to improve future designs.
> >
> > Ed, W1RFI
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org@contesting.com> On Behalf Of
> > Tony
> > Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 7:44 PM
> > To: Rfi List <rfi@contesting.com>
> > Subject: [RFI] Another Solar Panel Interference Case
> >
> > All:
> >
> > Just received word from yet another ham who is experiencing solar panel
> RFI. Jeff, KD2SCR said he recently became a new ham and noticed that his
> home solar system was causing interference. The system is made by Solar
> Edge so no surprise there.
> >
> > I continue to hear from hams both here and abroad and there is no doubt
> in my mind that wide-spread solar panel interference will not only
> discourage new hams, but it will kill HF radio for the majority us --
> especially those living in cities and suburbs where home solar saturates
> these areas.
> >
> > See Jeff's comments below.
> >
> > Tony -K2MO
> >
> > /Hello, //
> > /
> > /
> > /
> > /I just saw your videos on YT on interference from solar panels.
> > notable from the neighbors solar city install with solar edge
> > equipment. I also have solar city with solar edge equipment and 3
> > weeks ago I got my General license and a new Yaesu FTDX10./ / / /The
> > only band I can transmit on is 40m. but not very far, like ct and va
> > and I'm in new jersey. Wondering if this was ever resolved as your
> > videos are 2 years old ?/ / / /73//thanks! Jeff KD2SCR. // /
> >
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