Re: [RFI] Another Solar Panel Interference Case

[Steve Dyer W1SRD via RFI <rfi@contesting.com>]

Here is where the FCC is: 
https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/fcc-requests-budget-increase
The FCC has 1550 employees to manage all the spectrum issues for a 
country of 330,000,000 citizens and a GDP of $21,000,000,000,000 (that's 
trillions).
Verizon alone has 130,000 employees. AT&T has 200,000.
For comparison, the FCC budget request is .05% of the defense budget 
request.
AT&T, Verizon, Charter and T-Mobile spent $107M in lobbying in 2020.
Perhaps most telling is this graph of FCC headcount 1983-2016. 
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-331835A1.pdf
I would say we are getting the level of service and outcomes we are 
paying for.
73,
Steve
W1SRD
> 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
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 3:24 PM EDWARDS, EDDIE J via RFI <rfi@contesting.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I've only seen RFI mentioned in passing a few times in Radio World a
> > broadcast magazine.  Doesn't seem to be an issue for broadcasters typically
> > operating from 5,000 watts to 50,000 watts.
> >
> > If you think about it, it's not going to be much of an issue to local AM
> > broadcasters who are using very strong local transmissions on ground wave
> > to the receivers.  They may only lose fringe or rural area listeners, and
> > only if those listeners get solar systems.  Compare that to amateur radio
> > operators running only 100 watts (typical) or less or rarely up to
> > 1,500watts (max) transmitting through the ionosphere once or multiple times
> > with 40-70db or more of loss and requiring highly sensitive receivers to
> > pick up the weak signals.
> >
> > Most AM broadcasters won't be affected much at all with minimal loss of
> > listeners.  But Amateur Radio will be.
> >
> > 73, de ed -K0iL
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: RFI <rfi-bounces+eedwards=oppd.com@contesting.com> On Behalf Of
> > bill steffey
> > Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 7:20 PM
> > To: Rfi List <rfi@contesting.com>
> > Subject: Re: [RFI] Another Solar Panel Interference Case
> >
> >
> > not having a BAD solar System, but a good one , I wonder what happens to
> > receiving AM broadcasting ?????
> >
> > The AM broadcaster is a guy with a commercial license, a big investment
> > AND THE PROFIT MOTIVE destroyed by interference.
> >
> >
> > Where o'  where did the FCC go????
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 4/4/2022 7:59 PM, Hare, Ed, W1RFI wrote:
> > > Get these reports to Steve Anderson, W1EMI@arrl.org, or rfi@arrl.org.
> > The more we bring these to the involved companies, the more they will do to
> > try to improve future designs.
> > > Ed, W1RFI
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org@contesting.com> On Behalf Of
> > > Tony
> > > Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 7:44 PM
> > > To: Rfi List <rfi@contesting.com>
> > > Subject: [RFI] Another Solar Panel Interference Case
> > >
> > > All:
> > >
> > > Just received word from yet another ham who is experiencing solar panel
> > RFI. Jeff, KD2SCR said he recently became a new ham and noticed that his
> > home solar system was causing interference. The system is made by Solar
> > Edge so no surprise there.
> > > I continue to hear from hams both here and abroad and there is no doubt
> > in my mind that wide-spread solar panel interference will not only
> > discourage new hams, but it will kill HF radio for the majority us --
> > especially those living in cities and suburbs where home solar saturates
> > these areas.
> > > See Jeff's comments below.
> > >
> > > Tony -K2MO
> > >
> > > /Hello, //
> > > /
> > > /
> > > /
> > > /I just saw your videos on YT on interference from solar panels.
> > > notable from the neighbors solar city install with solar edge
> > > equipment. I also have solar city with solar edge equipment and 3
> > > weeks ago I got my General license and a new Yaesu FTDX10./ / / /The
> > > only band I can transmit on is 40m. but not very far, like ct and va
> > > and I'm in new jersey. Wondering if this was ever resolved as your
> > > videos are 2 years old ?/ / / /73//thanks! Jeff KD2SCR. // /
> > >
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