Topband: Sudden increase in noise level on Topband..

[Robert Briggs]

Well, after years of generally quiet receiving on 160 metrers my world 
has been recently turned upside down....I have a neighbor about 1/4 
miles away who has recently purchased a Plasma TV set....That B#$&# 
thing tears up bands from 160 through 40 metrers with a terrible hash 
buzz....It happily slowly drifts up and down the band at a S7 
noise...The only way of dodging it is to constantly change frequency 
6khz up or down from the damned thing....It doesn't come through the 
mains but loud on both my vertical and horizontal antennas...Neighbor 
isn't a particularly pleasant person and I certainly wouldn't get any 
cooperation from them if I broached the subject....All I can do is the 
dodging trick....

Ah, well, I will just have to grin and bear it I suppose...

73....Bob...VK3ZL..