Ed,
Let me pile on a bit. I usually don't engage in this, but I have a broader
point to add in context. Buckle up!
I am a member of the ARRL, a Life Member in fact. In my modest role I
encourage League membership, but more importantly I engage with the League as
Technical Consultant, helping other hams, members or not, rwaolved technical
challenges and extend the skills to others. I am also a member who serves on
the EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility) Committee helping to resolve
interference issues to and from the Amateur Radio community. I also
contributed to the IEEE P1897 committee's work on Power Line Gap Noise with an
appendix on detection techniques leveraging ADSL/VDSL technology to identify
issues with both power and these broadband systems. This was an outgrowth of
the ARRL EMC Committee work.
The point is that we all have skills, but all need to think about how are we
engaging with those skills as ARRL MEMBERS to serve the Amateur Radio
community. It's not enough to simply pay one's dues and to sit back and expect
the League HQ, Board and Field staff to do all the work. We have an amazingly
valuable resource in the way way of spectrum and people surrounding us. We
have had many great experiences, made friendships and for some careers that
sustained our families. The unavoidable measage here is to step up and to be
the face of a great organization such as the ARRL. You don't need a title, an
appointment or even an elected or hired position to make a difference. Just
share what you know, be willing to learn more, and to make the effort to
promote the League as you share and engage other Amateur Radio operators.
Remember, at the core, the League is its members, what they do, how they
present themselves and how they share.
Vy 73,
Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
201.314.6964
W2TTT@ATT.NET
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From: RFI <rfi-bounces+w2ttt=att.net@contesting.com> on behalf of Hare, Ed,
W1RFI <w1rfi@arrl.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 5:59:04 PM
To: rfi@contesting.com <rfi@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Splatter from AM Radio Station WNTS Indianapolis
< Doesn't appear the ARRL is doing much either.>
ARRL staff are heavily involved in EMC at a number of levels.
o I serve in the IEEE EMC Society Board of Directors as its elected Vice
President for Standards
o I also serve on the "C63" EMC Committee, a US consensus committee that
writes American standards that are often incorporated by reference into FCC
rules. I chair its Subcommittee 5 on immunity
o ARRL's EMC Committee has representatives from the automotive industry,
broadcast industry, cable industry and power industry, bringing contacts
between ARRL and major players in industry
o ARRL is working closely with several manufacturers of solar equipment to
help resolve interference problems well over and above the FCC limits
o ARRL maintains an informal program with the FCC to help resolve and enforce
FCC rules about harmful interference. (We are a bit behind on cases because we
are running shorthanded, but catching up pretty quickly.)
o ARRL has recently joined the AM Improvement Working Group of AM
broadcasters, creating alliance with the broadcast industry to determine what
can be done to identify noisy devices and try to reduce the growing noise levels
o ARRL has identified a number of devices, such as grow lights and battery
chargers that it has tested and found to be as much as 58 dB over the FCC
limits, and worked with manufacturers and importers to get them off the market
after filing formal complaints
o ARRL staff serve on the US National Committee, contributing US documents to
the ITU-R, effecting significant changes in otherwise harmful position papers
o ARRL staff liaison with various IARU societies and the IARU in its work
before the ITU-R.
o ARRL staff and paid consultants have served on an IEEE industry committee
that is nearly finished with its work on an industry standard on the resolution
of power-line noise
Although FCC enforcement is not as robust as I think most of us would like, it
is not really fair to say that it doesn't care about RFI issues. At this
point, ARRL has about 5000 cases in its database, a large number of which has
involved communications from the FCC about the responsibilities of all of the
parties to resolve EMI problems. Although this has not resolved all cases, in
a significant number of them, the communication from the FCC was enough to get
the parties off of dead center and working towards resolution.
These are just a few off the top of my head of some of the things going on
right now. If the IMD under discussion is causing harmful interference to
amateur radio, ARRL staff will help document the interference levels, any
possible rules violations and get the matter before the FCC so it can execute
its part of the communication that often resolves cases more effectively than
formal enforcement that would be handled by lawyers instead of technicians.
ARRL has also maintained contact with a number of other entities and
manufacturers, to varying degrees of success, so it is really not correct to
say that the League has not done much either. It has not resolved all cases,
but amateur radio is better off from an EMC perspective from its involvement.
Ed Hare, W1RFI
ARRL Lab
-----Original Message-----
From: RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Joe
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 1:44 PM
To: 'Gary Peterson' <kzerocx@rap.midco.net>; rfi@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RFI] Splatter from AM Radio Station WNTS Indianapolis
Doesn't appear the ARRL is doing much either.
Joe - W7RKN
-----Original Message-----
From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces+w7rkn.7=gmail.com@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Gary Peterson
Subject: [RFI] Splatter from AM Radio Station WNTS Indianapolis
Dave,
To answer your question...it doesn’t appear that the FCC cares about anything
other than expanding broadband and gathering money from regulatory fees and
spectrum auctions.
Gary
KzeroCX
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