[Skimmertalk] Anybody recognize this qrm signature

Gregg Anderson wb8bil at live.com
Wed Dec 28 03:10:41 PST 2011


It looks like the QRN I get from my furnace pump motor.


Gregg WB8BIL


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> Subject: Skimmertalk Digest, Vol 41, Issue 14
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> Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:03 -0800
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>    1. Contacting AB1HL (Pete Smith)
>    2. Contacting RU9CZD (Pete Smith)
>    3. Re: Contacting RU9CZD (Igor Sokolov)
>    4. anyone reconize this qrm (Bill)
>    5. Re: anyone reconize this qrm (Bill)
>    6. Anybody recognize this qrm signature (Bill)
>    7. Re: Anybody recognize this qrm signature (Pete Smith)
>    8. Re: Anybody recognize this qrm signature (Steve)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:14:44 -0500
> From: Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com>
> Subject: [Skimmertalk] Contacting AB1HL
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> Does anyone have an e-mail address for AB1HL?  I need to contact him 
> about updating his Aggregator.
> 
> -- 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> 
> The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com
> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 AND now
> at arcluster.reversebeacon.net port 7000
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:37:57 -0500
> From: Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com>
> Subject: [Skimmertalk] Contacting RU9CZD
> To: skimmertalk at contesting.com, RBN-OPS at yahoogroups.com
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> Does anyone have an e-mail address for RU9CZD?  I need to contact him 
> about updating his Skimmer Server and Aggregator.
> 
> -- 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> 
> The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com
> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at 
> reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 AND now
> at arcluster.reversebeacon.net port 7000
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:41:57 +0600
> From: "Igor Sokolov" <ua9cdc at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Skimmertalk] Contacting RU9CZD
> To: <n4zr at contesting.com>, <skimmertalk at contesting.com>,
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> Message-ID: <4C4756DC3CF84096A697ADF9585FAFAC at cdcmobile>
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> Pete,
> I am monitoring this reflector.
> Regarding the update, I will try to do it during holidays here in the 
> beginning of January.
> 
> 73, Igor UA9CDC
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>
> To: <skimmertalk at contesting.com>; <RBN-OPS at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 2:37 AM
> Subject: [Skimmertalk] Contacting RU9CZD
> 
> 
> > Does anyone have an e-mail address for RU9CZD?  I need to contact him
> > about updating his Skimmer Server and Aggregator.
> >
> > -- 
> > 73, Pete N4ZR
> >
> > The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at 
> > www.conteststations.com
> > The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at
> > reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
> > spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 AND now
> > at arcluster.reversebeacon.net port 7000
> >
> >
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:17:01 -0600
> From: Bill <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
> Subject: [Skimmertalk] anyone reconize this qrm
> To: skimmertalk at contesting.com
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> I see this on 80 CW.
> Impossible to copy anything through it.
> 
> 
> Sure would like to fix this if I could.
> 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:17:11 -0600
> From: Bill <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
> Subject: Re: [Skimmertalk] anyone reconize this qrm
> To: skimmertalk at contesting.com
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> Sorry, guess the .jpg didn't get through.
> I'll put the pic onto the web and repost.
> 
> On 12/26/11 3:17 PM, Bill wrote:
> > I see this on 80 CW.
> > Impossible to copy anything through it.
> >
> >
> > Sure would like to fix this if I could.
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> ---------------------------
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:54:59 -0600
> From: Bill <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
> Subject: [Skimmertalk] Anybody recognize this qrm signature
> To: skimmertalk at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <4EF8ED33.4010605 at billnjudy.com>
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> Can anyone recongnize this type of qrm?
> 
> link to see the CWSkimmer picture of this frequent 80 meter qrm.
> http://www.qsl.net/w9ol/80_qrm.jpg
> 
> it's 24/7, quite loud here in a very urban Chicago neighborhood.
> If I know the source I may be able to fix it.
> pse and tu
> 
> 
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:26:49 -0500
> From: Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [Skimmertalk] Anybody recognize this qrm signature
> To: skimmertalk at contesting.com
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> Bill, W9OL - I think if I were you I would use some sort of panadapter - 
> either software or hardware - to determine whether it recurs, and, if 
> so, at what intervals.  If you can see that sort of a pattern, then it 
> is very likely a switching power supply.  Trouble is, it could be 
> anything, almost.  If it is, then I'd start by shutting down circuits in 
> your house - I found one like this that turned out to be the power 
> supply in one of my shack computers.
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> 
> The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com
> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 AND now
> at arcluster.reversebeacon.net port 7000
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/26/2011 4:54 PM, Bill wrote:
> > Can anyone recongnize this type of qrm?
> >
> > link to see the CWSkimmer picture of this frequent 80 meter qrm.
> > http://www.qsl.net/w9ol/80_qrm.jpg
> >
> > it's 24/7, quite loud here in a very urban Chicago neighborhood.
> > If I know the source I may be able to fix it.
> > pse and tu
> >
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> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:36:59 -0500
> From: "Steve" <n4lq at carolina.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Skimmertalk] Anybody recognize this qrm signature
> To: "Bill" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>,	<skimmertalk at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <AA152E30EA1B4688BAACD0BA19959005 at HP10146462247>
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> That is most certainly noise from a plasma TV nearby since it looks exactly 
> like what I have here. It radiates directly off the front of the screen and 
> no amount of filtering will help. I have it from next door. He has a 60" 
> Samsung and it really makes a mess of 80 meters. I've used the MFJ Noise 
> Canceller 1026 and it will take it out but is a pain to adjust. The best 
> cure is a receive only antenna as far from the source as possible.
> One clue is: As the picture content changes, the noise will shift frequency. 
> Take a pocket AM radio to Walmart sometime and walk past the row of TVs. Its 
> very easy to spot the plasmas!
> 
> Steve N4LQ
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
> To: <skimmertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 4:54 PM
> Subject: [Skimmertalk] Anybody recognize this qrm signature
> 
> 
> > Can anyone recongnize this type of qrm?
> >
> > link to see the CWSkimmer picture of this frequent 80 meter qrm.
> > http://www.qsl.net/w9ol/80_qrm.jpg
> >
> > it's 24/7, quite loud here in a very urban Chicago neighborhood.
> > If I know the source I may be able to fix it.
> > pse and tu
> >
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