Topband: Wideband interference

[Gary and Kathleen Pearse]

I may be overreaching here but…in learning some of the new features of my K3/P3 with SVGA card and remote terminal I came across the screen snap or hold feature. If that image can be exported to the Utility program (or ???), saved, and maybe printed would it be possible to go portable and hunt for a similar noise signature? 

The reason I ask is that the local utility company owns a Radar Engineers receiver. They came to my shack, hooked up to my antennas and took a noise signature on the oscilloscope, and went hunting. They soon found the offending signal and fixed.

Might be worth a try if one has a K3/P3 and the feature I describe does work. I’ve not tried it yet.

73, Gary NL7Y

> I've had many helpful private emails from folks who've seen/listened to
> what I posted.  An RFI occurrence may or may not have a characteristic
> fingerprint, but you're not going to know unless you ask around or search
> the Web for a similar recording.  If someone posted a recording of
> interference similar to what I've personally identified in the past, I
> could certainly respond with my past findings and potentially help them.
> 
> In any event, this is the first step I choose to take before heading out
> the door in the dark and bitter cold weather to snoop around the
> surrounding area.  But thanks for your encouraging finger pointing to do
> just that.
> 
> Barry N1EU
>