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Re: [RFI] VDSL (very-high-bit-rate digital subscriber line)

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Subject: Re: [RFI] VDSL (very-high-bit-rate digital subscriber line)
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 11:58:00 -0700
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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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