[RFI] Sometimes you get lucky

[Don Kirk]

I Should also mention he is an engineer in the TV broadcast industry.

On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 3:36 AM Don Kirk <wd8dsb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thought I would share a lucky moment I just had with everyone in the RFI
> world.  I recently tracked down a home 0.20 miles from my house that I'm 99
> percent certain is causing interference on 160 meters (16 KHz spacing
> typically on about 12 hours a day).  Due to Covid I did not want to ring
> the doorbell so I left a note on their porch where they could read it but
> they would not even have to touch it.
>
> After not getting a response from the homeowner in over a weeks time I
> decided to leave another more in depth note and also uploaded a video onto
> youtube so the homeowner could see the RFI (unlisted URL at the moment).
>
> Within 12 hours of leaving the second note I received an e-mail from the
> homeowner apologizing for not getting back to me right away, and guess
> what.....
>
> The homeowner is a ham, and all I can say is life could not get any better
> than that.
>
> I will keep you posted on what we find.
>
> P.S. based on the on and off times I reported to him, he suspects it's
> probably the power supply on his "office" PC.
>
> Just FYI and 73,
> Don (wd8dsb)
>