[RFI] Cable Modem Interference

[Peter D. Vouvounas]

Morning Ed,

Just missed it!!!  Sorry -

Tech came out yesterday replaced CyberSurfer with Motorola Surfboard cable
modem. The noise is at least 95% better if not more.  I'll need to do some
additional testing.  I now have added two to three bands that I could not
operate on - 160, 80/75 and much less noise on 40.

The tech said they have to return the old modem to Motorola for credit.
Hopefully someone else has a Cybersurfer sitting around.

73,

PeterV [REN] WB3FSR

-----Original Message-----
From: Hare,Ed, W1RFI [mailto:w1rfi@arrl.org]
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 11:16
To: 'wb3fsr@home.com'; rfi@contesting.com
Subject: RE: [RFI] Cable Modem Interference


Peter,

If you can lay hands on that noisy supply, please send it to me here at ARRL
HQ.  I want to test it to see if it meets the FCC limits for conducted
emissions.  I have been looking for a conducted emitter that does not meet
the rules, to send to the FCC as a test case.

73,
Ed Hare, W1RFI
ARRL Lab
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06111
Tel: 860-594-0318
Internet: w1rfi@arrl.org
Web: http://www.arrl.org/tis



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter D. Vouvounas [mailto:wb3fsr@home.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 10:56 AM
> To: rfi@contesting.com
> Subject: [RFI] Cable Modem Interference
>
>
> Well the verdict is in!!!
>
> Just hooked up sensor loop to the spectrum analyzer and
> started to sniff
> around the shack.
>
> WOW no other words can describe the noise coming out of the
> cable modem
> poser supply.
>
> -50dbm starting from 50Khz and doesn't drop until I hit about
> 45 MHz above
> this freq. it's about -105dbm
>
> If Comcast wasn't coming out tomorrow with a new modem I'd be
> hacking the
> end off this sticking power supply this minute.
>
> Thanks Phil!!!!
>
> 73
>
> PeterV [REN] WB3FSR
>
> p.s. If anyone would like I can try and take a few digital pic's ....
>
> BTW Look out if you have a Motorola Cybersurfer modem in your home.
>
>
>
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