[RFI] Another RFI movie...

Dave (NK7Z) dave at nk7z.net
Wed Jun 1 08:34:58 EDT 2022


Been there, done that, five years ago...  Enough said.

73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources

On 6/1/22 05:16, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> Is the "grow" activity legal in your state?  If so, why not contact the 
> operator and offer assistance in cleaning up his lighting?  If not, call 
> the cops (hi)
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 6/1/2022 12:05 AM, Dave (NK7Z) wrote:
>> Hi Tony,
>>
>> Yes...  Most all the RFI you see is coming from a single location, 
>> five years ago it was grow five strings of lights.  I assume it is the 
>> same, as I have seen no changes in that time...
>>
>> There is a small light leak in the window of the suspected homes 
>> garage window.  The RFI starts at the exact same instant as a very 
>> bright orange light becomes visible in the garage window-- so I am 
>> sure the home under suspicion is in fact the source.  That and the 
>> fact the loop takes a null as it should when pointed at the place, the 
>> AM radio takes a peak as I drive by, and the two meter beam takes a 
>> peek when I point it at the garage.  Many indicators, all pointing at 
>> the same place.  Yes it is on a timer, the RFI starts and stops in 
>> cycles I would expect for a grow operation as well.
>>
>> By the time yu read this, I will have a second movie of 30 Meters up 
>> and active.  It will be below the 40 Meter movie...  I just finished 
>> rendering it, so I need to make it a .mp4, then upload and link it.
>>
>> 73, and thanks,
>> Dave (NK7Z)
>> https://www.nk7z.net
>> ARRL Volunteer Examiner
>> ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
>> ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
>>
>> On 5/31/22 20:45, Tony wrote:
>>> Dave:
>>>
>>> Have you been able to figure out what's causing that wide-band noise 
>>> that starts at 06:40 a.m. and ends at around 40 minutes after 
>>> midnight? I'm referring to the noise that's roughly 70 kHz wide that 
>>> appears below, in the middle and above the top of the 40 meter band.
>>>
>>> Wonder if it appears and ends at the same time each day -- that 
>>> suggest the device is on a timer.
>>>
>>> Tony -K2MO
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/30/2022 9:17 PM, Dave (NK7Z) wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I just finished another 24 hour capture of the RFI at NK7Z... It is 
>>>> located at:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.nk7z.net/rfi-site-survey-part-ii-interpretation/
>>>>
>>>> Move three quarters of the way down the page, and you will see the 
>>>> SDR movie, you can't miss it, there is a giant white play arrow in 
>>>> the middle.  The movie covers a 24 hour stretch of time, and shows 
>>>> the entire 40 meter band plus some slop on both sides, as time moves 
>>>> forward.
>>>>
>>>> There is a full screen option visible on the lower right of the 
>>>> player, if you hit it, a lot more detail is visible...
>>>>
>>>> What is really cool about this is you can see the CW "fog", caused 
>>>> by all the folks in the CW contest...
>>>>
>>>
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