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Re: [RFI] Another Solar Panel Interference Case

To: David Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Another Solar Panel Interference Case
From: Steve London <n2icarrl@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2022 14:25:34 -0600
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Enough pointless hand wringing. Can we please stick to constructive
suggestions ?

73,
Steve, N2IC



On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 2:09 PM David Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com> wrote:

> QUOTE W2TTT, GORDON:  " As for VZW and AT&T staffing, there are
> surprisingly few engineers
>                                  available and equipped to troubleshoot
> noise and other forms of interference, but they
>                                  do an excellent job when tackling a
> reported issue.  Keep in mind that their networks
>                                  (wired and wireless) are often impacted by
> issues with SMPSs and solar panels in
>                                  particular.  The trick is to recognize,
> measure, isolate and mitigate those issues.  These
>                                  networks are massive with millions of
> components and even with comprehensive
>                                  monitoring, there are things that can be
> below the radar or be ambiguous as to their
>                                  cause without correlation or further
> investigation."
>
> So, VZW and AT&T (and others) have joined ARRL in doing the job of FCC.
> Whether it's private industry or ARRL, we all pay for this "service".  But,
> isn't this what FCC was originally chartered to do??
>
> When it comes to SMPS from China, FCC allows them to sail through Customs
> with no attention paid to EMC/RFI.  FCC allows the integrator to be held
> responsible for the EMC solution when these SMPSs are incorporated into
> products.  Once sold to a consumer, the consumer becomes responsible (solar
> power et.al.).  What a "pass-the-buck" approach by FCC!  And FCC has
> allowed all home appliances to go Scott free w.r.t. EMC/RFI.  Again, what a
> scam on the part of FCC.  FCC is NOT..... N-O-T ....fulfilling its
> chartered duties.  We are all paying directly or indirectly for this
> shirking of responsibilities on the part of the FCC.
>
> Again, this could have been avoided for the most part, if FCC had done due
> dilligence during the early days of the digital revolution.  They did very
> little (even when they had more clout!!  And, yes, OET has been gutted.
>
> Dave - WØLEV
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 6:40 PM EDWARDS, EDDIE J via RFI <
> rfi@contesting.com>
> wrote:
>
> > And the internet as well, which is less reliable than the geographically
> > distributed AM/FM broadcast sites.
> > But lawyers aren't worried about reliability of communications.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > MICHAEL ST ANGELO
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> > Subject: Re: [RFI] Another Solar Panel Interference Case
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> > Many AM station bother staying on the because they can on operate on the
> > FM  band via a FM translator license.
> >
> > Mike N2MS
> >
> > > On 04/05/2022 12:53 PM David Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > 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
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