On 10/29/06 04:34 pm Bert Almemo wrote:
>Many thanks to all who provided answers with suggestions and tips how to
> solve my RFI problems on 2 meters.
>
> During the weekend I bumped in to a couple of knowledgeable hams at a local
> hamfest, who informed me of some possible venues to take as far as involving
> the authorities are concerned. My best bet to get things under way though
> seems to be to try to find a possible leak in the old CATV system and call
> the local cable company. Hopefully, they should be eager to fix a problem in
> their distribution system if I can prove a leakage, but I'm not holding my
> breath!!
>
> One thing that amazes me is how governments can allow a cable tv channel
> frequency to be within a frequency band allocated and licensed for exclusive
> use by radio amateurs. Even if no leakage is demanded by authorities, we all
> know that RF will find its way in or out of everything. Nothing is really
> leak proof.
And it takes more than the cable company to keep things leakproof. A
former neighbor mentioned that she had sometimes heard me while she was
watching ch. 18, but she admitted that she had extended her internal
wiring to another room. Who knows what she used and how she made the
connections? I suggested that she call the cable co. to check it out. I
heard no more, so I don't know whether she ever took any further action.
Alan NV8A
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