[RFI] Weather related RFI
qrv at kd4e.com
qrv at kd4e.com
Mon Sep 23 10:31:20 EDT 2013
Since the ARRL & FCC foolishly obliterated the meaning of the numeral
in a callsign can you share your geographical location & recent
weather changes - as may relate to heating needs?
That info may reveal something about seasonal appliance activity.
> Gary Tuck wrote:
> Last winter I had almost steady RFI most every day, most hours of the
> day. It seemed to begin when new neighbors moved in next door. As
> the weather warmed in the spring, the RFI disappeared. Then the
> neighbors moved and I had hope they took the noise source with them.
> They are gone but the weather cooled yesterday and the noise is back.
> The house is vacant. So, now I have to get serious. The only
> sources I've had in the past are power line noise and defective
> lights. I've tried turning off every circuit in the house last
> winter and I'm convinced it isn't within our home. It's steady,
> raspy but not sputtering. I was assuming that it is a portable heater
> of some kind but what common sources are there related to cold
> weather? What might I be looking for? Thank you!
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Thanks! & 73, KD4E.com
David Colburn - Nevils, Georgia USA
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