Amongst the usual residential area microprocessor RFI trash, I have also endured powerline RFI at my station for years. I only operate on 160 to 6 meters. Sometimes it gets worse - sometimes it subsi
Author: "EDWARDS, EDDIE J via RFI" <rfi@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:50:35 +0000
Alan, Sorry for my delayed post on this subject. Some things previously mentioned on this group by the professional RFI investigators who have posted in the past but I wasn't sure if you were aware o
That's all good stuff Eddie Be safe, Mike Martin RFI Services 51 W Bay Front Rd Lothian, MD 20711 240-508-3760 _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list RFI@contesting.com http
You're correct that there are likely hundreds of noise sources causing us interference. But the age and nature of the power company's distribution lines is NOT a primary factor. It is the wiring atta
Yes, great list. That maybe me on #2, lol. I re-transmit the audio from the HF receiver on 440 while DFing on 2m or vica versa with 2 HT's. Could be done with one dual bander I suppose as long as you
Author: "EDWARDS, EDDIE J via RFI" <rfi@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 16:25:48 +0000
Jim, Your statement is sort of true when referring to all possible sources of RFI out there today. But since I was addressing only power line noise sources and not all of the non-powerline sources, I
Thanks Eddie. My utility is small with no RFI experience that I know of. They call TVA. My last TVA visit years ago was like this; Took weeks (months?) to visit. They arrive and the noise is absent b
Ed & Chuck ~ Ed is correct about how I probably let my layers of RFI sources gradually build up over time. Looking back over 3+ years of RFI log notes I see that I was not very good at pinpointing th
Well Alan guess what, that VHF receiver with the Bluetooth is on its way. I've been using a joystick or handheld VHF sniffer for over 30 years and the newest version will have Bluetooth. I've used it
Hello Chuck, I have TVA attending my workshops in pigeon forge every September for quite some time including this past month. They, as most utilities, have come a long way and realize the expense the
Sorry, I must have missed that. There is an unfortunate assumption by far too many hams that power lines are the only source RF noise, ignoring all the electronic sources, which for any ham living in