[RFI] TVI Question

[Gary Smith]

Sounds like a case of just way too much power and no frequency control 
of it.

I had the same issue with a CB'er running a illegal map running over 
1500 Po. He was in to everything, everywhere within a two block radius 
of my qth.

Some of my neighbors called me for an answer, most said they knew it ws 
not my station `cause they hear nothing from me.

Suggested each of them note the time and day of the rfi instances, 
contact the FCC.

Several of the neighbors did that, one of them telling me the FCC has a 
online grievance form to use to lodge a complaint.

Problem was resolved in a reasonable time frame.


They busted the guy and btw, told me I had a very clean sig from my station.


Gary...wa6fgi



On 4/23/2013 10:36 PM, Thatcher Deane wrote:
> My brother in law reported some audio RFI to his TV, even when turned 
> off.
>
> "We have had a strange phenomenon happening with our TV set the past 
> week and I wonder if you can shed some light on it.  Three times, 
> maybe four, the past week, a loud voice came through for just a few 
> seconds, clearly overriding the audio on the particular program.  .... 
> We just get four or five words and it is difficult to tell what is 
> being said.  It comes through very loud, three or four times louder 
> than the audio setting on the TV.  This morning, something very 
> unusual happened.  The TV was not even on and the voice came through, 
> extremely loud. [My wife] came running out from the bedroom to find 
> out what was happening, so it was not my imagination."
> -------
> I've suggested that this might be CB and that modern Ham equipment 
> usually does not have such problems, but that if a ham is involved 
> that he'd probably be able to help fix it, even thought the fault is 
> usually with the TV.
>
> I'm going to dig out my ARRL RFI book, but does this suggest any 
> particular cause or investigation method to anyone?
>
> AH6SZ
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