[RFI] Video

[Hare,Ed, W1RFI]

Glad to hear it. You are one of the 60%. 
 
Five years ago, had anyone said that anyone could make a 60% dent in the power line noise problem, it would have seemed an impossible dream.  Like a chess game, this is playing out one move at a time.

When I was a young man, I tilted at every windmill. I am older now and I know better. But I have picked one them, and will no longer tilt. I intend to knock that sucker down!
 
73,
Ed Hare, W1RFI
 

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Thomas Horton [mailto:k5iid at earthlink.net] 
	Sent: Fri 8/8/2003 11:51 PM 
	To: Chuck Gooden; Hare,Ed, W1RFI 
	Cc: rfi at contesting.com 
	Subject: RE: [RFI] Video
	
	

	Chuck,
	 Yes in fact it took me several years, 8 to be exact, but with
	the help of the ARRL, West Virginia Public Utilities Commission,
	I finally got some action.
	I had to take the power company to Administrative Court,
	but got a lot of stuff worked out...
	now an interference call gets the same consideration as anyone
	else calling in for service.
	 You cannot give up! You have to keep on it!
	Write letters to ARRL, Public Service Commission, the
	power company and copy everyone to everyone else.
	Let them know you are going to fight.
	WE ARE IN THE RIGHT! They will just keep on playing
	with you, until you get tough.
	Good luck,
	 Tom K5IID
	
	
	> [Original Message]
	> From: Chuck Gooden <CGooden at insightbb.com>
	> To: Ed Hare <w1rfi at arrl.org>
	> Cc: <rfi at contesting.com>
	> Date: 8/9/03 01:36:41
	> Subject: RE: [RFI] Video
	>
	> Ed,
	>
	> I don't mean to be so cynical, but besides the FCC sending a letter
	> to the utilities what, if anything, has been done to correct these
	> problems.  I know as of June 2003 Brad Enbro N9EN was still
	> having trouble nearly a year after the FCC sent a letter to
	> Commonwealth Edison in Chicago.  In fact he is in the process of
	> taking down his 4 towers and moving to a new location.
	>
	> It would be nice to know if any of these power line problems have
	> been resolved.  In fact it could be a good artile for QST.
	>
	> On 8 Aug 2003 at 20:47, Hare,Ed, W1RFI wrote:
	>
	> > Maybe so, but many an electric utility company whose noise has been
	well below S9+30 dB has received correspondence from ARRL, then from Riley.
	
	> >
	> > See
	http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/FCC_enforcement/FCC_Enforcement_Letter
	s.htm for an overview of why we don't have to live with this.
	> >
	> > 73,
	> > Ed Hare, W1RFI
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	> >
	> > > -----Original Message-----
	> > > From: David Jordan [mailto:wa3gin at erols.com]
	> > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 2:47 PM
	> > > To: Rob Atkinson, K5UJ
	> > > Cc: rfi at contesting.com
	> > > Subject: Re: [RFI] Video
	> > >
	> > >
	> > > Wasn't speaking exclusively about local RFI from the
	> > > vehicle...but the
	> > > pole top noise that one finds along the highways, byways,
	> > > city streets,
	> > > etc. I lived in a place and do so now where the local area RFI is
	> > > sometimes 20-30db over S9 across the entire band...the noise
	> > > comes from
	> > > burglar alarms, street lamps, cracked insulators on power
	> > > poles, etc.  I
	> > > can imagine the proponents for BPL will find similar
	> > > locations and say
	> > > the RFI is comparable to RFI currently in existance...
	> > >
	> > > I agree the RFI is distinctive and easily recognizable but signal
	> > > strength wise I've heard worse ...
	> > >
	> > > Have Fun,
	> > > Dave
	> > > wa3gin
	> > >
	> > >
	> > > Rob Atkinson, K5UJ wrote:
	> > >
	> > > > No, the stacatto popping noise was distinctive--not at all like
	> > > > ignition noise.
	> > >
	> > >
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