An MFJ Noise Canceller or equivalent is much cheaper than a lawsuit
(read Dickens' Bleak House), and will most likely cure your problem --
it did (and does) here.
Jerome - VA7VV
On Mon, 2011-01-17 at 15:04 -0500, Michael Coslo wrote:
> A Lawsuit is probably the last thing you would ever want to do.
>
> Anyhow, does anyone have an idea just who the Hams are that are being sued
> for interfering with their neighbor's electronics? It seems pretty cut and
> dried that a Ham operating legally has the trump card - Part 15 regulations -
> so what can they sue for? They are not allowed to interfere with you, and are
> required to accept interference from you.
>
> So what you are left with is a multi pronged approach.
>
> First you try to help the owner solve the problem, but they do need to know
> that they are interfering with a licensed service, and they are not allowed
> to interfere.
>
> Then they need to implement the fix. Generally you don't want to be paying
> for it, but sometimes if you have a few ferrites handy, then no harm done.
>
> Now if they aren't cooperative, then it does make it a little more difficult
> - but there are still options. Keep in mind that you want to burn as few
> bridges as you can - unless you can handle living with antagonistic neighbors.
>
> Anyhow, I think we've all seen enforcement actions form the F.C.C. They start
> out pretty friendly, and often point the offenders toward working with the
> Ham.
>
> So now what? Maybe the situation is a treadmill. Well they aren't used 24/7,
> so a chat with the neighbor might set up a time that they won't be
> interfering with your HF net. There's all kinds of solutions.
>
> And before anyone seriously starts with the murderous "neighbors growing
> Ganja in the basement", and are going to off you if you talk to them, why
> would you be living in such a place anyhow? That's extremely unlikely. If I
> had drug dealers next door, I'd be out of there in a New York minute.
>
> - 73 de Mike N3LI -
>
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