[RFI] Bitcoin Mining GPU interference

[David Colburn]

I disagree with this being the necessary outcome of "small government".

The neutering of the FCC is the result of the pernicious influence of 
massive

monopolies - demanding that they process more and more competing

applications for more and more spectrum, and to otherwise represent

their interests.

Less-engaged, and less-funded, consumers get drowned-out by well

funded lobbyists and the intervention of corporate-friendly politicians

(in both political parties).

FYI: The federal bureaucracy is massively bloated (far bigger than the

1980's) -  the problem is not that we have a "smaller government" (we

absolutely do not) - it's imbalanced priorities (again, both political

parties are guilty).

Follow the money.


On 3/24/26 17:19, Jim Brown via RFI wrote:
> This has been true since the days when a President implemented "small 
> government as the solution to all of his perceived problems. When I 
> worked in broadcasting in the '60s, the FCC was greatly feared by both 
> broadcasters and hams -- the FCC was well-budgeted and staffed, had 
> great facilities for monitoring the spectrum, and enforcing EMC rules.
>
> Small government took all of that away. So for the last half century, 
> the RF spectrum has been an increasingly polluted sewer.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> On 3/24/2026 12:58 PM, David Eckhardt via RFI wrote:
>> How true!!  I tested a "LED Garage Light", of course, from China bought
>> on Amazon.  It measured some 30 dB over the FCC specification for 
>> radiated
>> emissions.  Conducted emissions were even worse!  Need I write more??!!
>>
>> It was loaned to me for a test as when it was on it wiped out the wife's
>> listening to FM radio.  AM radio was absolutely hopeless, even for local
>> strong stations.  FCC doesn't give a rip (Or maybe that should be "RIP").