[RFI] Solar Panel RFI Awareness At Daytonthat

[Hare, Ed, W1RFI]

Good point.

Steve, can we get the pages that list FCC letters updated relatively quickly? I suggest we do so in reverse chronological order, rather than alphabetical order, or even maintain two lists.  Most utilities have come to understand that their belief that the FCC is a paper tiger was incorrect, but a few (and a few hams) still think that nothing will happen if they don't fix powerline noise.

We can start adding new cases and work out way back over time, then when we get to the existing companies, we can at some point just have an alphabetical list that says "Prior to 2010" or some such.

Ed


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From: EDWARDS, EDDIE J <eedwards at oppd.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2022 10:52 AM
To: Hare, Ed, W1RFI <w1rfi at arrl.org>; Dave (NK7Z) <dave at nk7z.net>; rfi at contesting.com <rfi at contesting.com>
Subject: RE: [RFI] Solar Panel RFI Awareness At Dayton

Ed,

Just curious if it is possible for a couple of ARRL web pages that list FCC RFI letters and actions to be updated?

There is one web page for Part 15 devices (non-power-lines), and one to utilities for powerline RFI.

Neither appear to have been updated in the last 9 or 10 years.  I am hesitant to share these links to utility management or neighbors of hams who have RFI source devices because it gives the appearance the FCC no longer takes any action on RFI complaints over the last 10 year.

Part 15 RFI letters page:
http://www.arrl.org/fcc-part-15-enforcement-actions

Utility powerline RFI letters page:
http://www.arrl.org/fcc-enforcement-activities-and-the-electric-utility-industry

Here's the page that has the 2 above links:
http://www.arrl.org/fcc-enforcement-1

There are a couple other FCC site links for more recent Enforcement Bureau actions not related to RFI but other rules violations only.

It would be helpful to post if there are other links out there I am missing that has more recent up-to-date FCC letters for examples.

73,
 de ed -K0iL
 Eddie Edwards
 Omaha, NE

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From: RFI
That ideal scenario has never been the norm, at least not in my decades of experience. Even before the field-office shutdowns, getting FCC field staff out on amateur cases has never been anything but the rare exception. Things are actually better now because of the informal process ARRL has worked out with FCC staff to allow it to use the resources FCC can direct towards amateur radio effectively.