[RFI] Fwd: Video Game RFI

[David Decoons]

I/‘d be curious on what gaming console. I just got an Xbox Series X but haven’t noticed RFI as I am not on the radio when playing:-)

I can run the radio from the iPad and test…

Dave wo2x

Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 17, 2021, at 12:34 PM, Tom Crothers <tcrothers57 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Just as a post script to my previous email, I must state that I have no
> idea what game or computer equipment, monitor etc., these folks are using.
> I'm just left of Adolph Hitler in this family's eyes because of other RFI
> incidents that have transpired over the past few months with their LED
> light strings and associated SMP power supplies that cause me grief.  I was
> as diplomatic as conceivably possible with them regarding the LED problem,
> but in these folk's eyes, I have no right to have an issue with anything
> they're doing in their own home.  Needless to say, I'll have no way to
> inspect the video game apparatus' or its architecture.
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Tom Crothers <tcrothers57 at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 12:18 PM
> Subject: Video Game RFI
> To: <rfi at contesting.com>
> 
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I know nothing about current video games.  I do know however that my
> neighbors' children play them frequently.  It came to my attention after
> correlating strong RFI on 40 meters that it is related to their activity
> playing with their video games.
> 
> The interference signature that I'm seeing appears to be only on 40
> meters.  It appears as a rapidly increasing and expanding signal on my
> panadaptor scope on my rigs (IC-7850, Flex 6700, Anan 8000DLE, IC-705).
> The RFI pattern repeats every 20 to 40 Khz, and has very strong audio that
> varies in intensity from a raspy tone to a whaling tone.  The individual
> peaks on my panadaptors vary in bandwidth and increase as the RFI
> continues, and the audio signature varies in intensity as well.  It makes
> 40 meters un-usable during the interference sessions.
> 
> Has anyone experienced this?
> 
> Thanks and 73,
> 
> Tom
> W8NA
> _______________________________________________
> RFI mailing list
> RFI at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi