[RFI] DEFINITION OF "HARMFUL INTERFERENCE"

[Hare, Ed, W1RFI]

One does not have to read QST to have access to ARRL's RFI information.  Go to:

https://www.arrl.org/radio-frequency-interference-rfi

The left menu has links to many different RFI topics. A few of the pages need updating, but all-in-all, there is a lot of good information there, freely available to everyone because resolving RFI issues is critical for the overall good of amateur radio.

Ed, W1RFI


Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) - American Radio Relay League<https://www.arrl.org/radio-frequency-interference-rfi>
ARRL helps amateur radio operators through both technical and process hurdles often experienced while investigating RFI to or from a ham’s station. Most assistance, well over ninety-five percent of assistance from the ARRL, is due to interference to an amateur radio station. There are very few instances where ARRL is called upon for assistance, and the radio amateur is causing the RFI.
www.arrl.org

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From: Jim Rhodes <jimk0xu at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2023 11:48 PM
To: Michael Martin <mike at rfiservices.com>
Cc: David Eckhardt <davearea51a at gmail.com>; Hare, Ed, W1RFI <w1rfi at arrl.org>; Rfi List <rfi at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] DEFINITION OF "HARMFUL INTERFERENCE"

I seem to recall reading several interesting articles in QST authored by Ed over the years.  Very informative both from a technical angle as well as the process of finding out who to talk to to get the issue recognised and resolved.

On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 4:26 PM Michael Martin <mike at rfiservices.com<mailto:mike at rfiservices.com>> wrote:
Dave that is an excellent idea and I hope they take that ball and run with
it. You are absolutely correct. The ignorance concerning awrl is pretty
wide. The comments I hear in the conversations I have concerning what they
do to help amateur radio I agree with your point of view.

Michael Martin
RFI Services
51 W Bay Front Rd
Lothian, MD 20711

240-508-3760
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On Thu, Jan 19, 2023, 2:23 PM David Eckhardt <davearea51a at gmail.com<mailto:davearea51a at gmail.com>> wrote:

> Thanks, Ed.  I realize FCC keeps most of the airwaves civil as opposed to
> 11-Meters.  But I do feel they could be doing considerably more in
> enforcing Part 15.  This, especially due to the digital revolution and
> SMPSs from China which sail through Customs as a component with no
> attention paid to RFI.  True, these are only the tip of the RFI iceberg.
>
> Previous to all of this, I had no inkling that you, ARRL, were so involved
> in RFI remediation when it comes to amateur radio.  I had always believed
> that was the duty of the FCC and us EMC/RFI engineers.  I don't believe
> most of the readers of QST and the other periodic publications by ARRL are
> aware of your efforts.  Would it be possible to author an article for QST
> on your efforts, methods, and connections with the FCC?  A few pictures in
> the article of the ARRL lab might also "impress" the readers and other
> licensed hams.
>
> Yea, I know you're busy enough, but I truly believe most hams are ignorant
> of your RFI efforts and the capability at ARRL.
>
> Dave - WØLEV
>
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 7:26 PM Hare, Ed, W1RFI <w1rfi at arrl.org<mailto:w1rfi at arrl.org>> wrote:
>
> > Two of those FCC lawyers helped create and maintain the process that ARRL
> > and FCC use to resolve harmful interference problems.
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org at contesting.com<mailto:arrl.org at contesting.com>> on behalf of
> > David Eckhardt <davearea51a at gmail.com<mailto:davearea51a at gmail.com>>
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2023 2:59 PM
> > *To:* KD7JYK DM09 <kd7jyk at earthlink.net<mailto:kd7jyk at earthlink.net>>
> > *Cc:* Rfi List <rfi at contesting.com<mailto:rfi at contesting.com>>
> > *Subject:* Re: [RFI] DEFINITION OF "HARMFUL INTERFERENCE"
> >
> > Yes, in my opinion, FCC is just a collection of overpaid lawyers who
> > wouldn't recognize RF if it bit them in the behind.  Further, OET has
> been
> > gutted and Part 15, either subpart, is not enforced unless there is big
> $$
> > in it for the CFR 47 bureaucracy.
> >
> > Just my opinion formed over the decades (six+ of those) as a licensed
> > amateur radio operator and an EMC/RFI engineer.
> >
> > Dave - WØLEV
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 7:51 PM KD7JYK DM09 <kd7jyk at earthlink.net<mailto:kd7jyk at earthlink.net>>
> wrote:
> >
> > > > *Harmful interference.* Interference which endangers the functioning
> > of a
> > > > radionavigation service or of other safety services or seriously
> > > degrades,
> > > > obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a radiocommunication service
> > operating
> > > > in accordance with this chapter.
> > > >
> > > > This statement is reproduced in several places throughout CFR 47, but
> > the
> > > > wording is essentially identical.  Pretty general, but this is what
> FCC
> > > > legally plays to.
> > >
> > > No doubt the FCC addresses such, within moments of being reported, as
> it
> > > clearly violates their own rules, as defined by those experiencing it.
> > >
> > > Kurt
> > >
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> >
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