[TowerTalk] RFI resolution

[John Silberman]

David,

Send her a letter explaining what is happening, you need letters for proof. Phone calls do not cut it. The letter should state that you run a clean station, it's more than likely an
overload due to signal (don't use RF, she won't understand it) being picked up on the speaker wires, and that you would be happy to resolve it for her if she would let you and that you have
solve other neighbors problems.  Be nice, helpful and send the letter.  The next time she complains, you may want to send her the FCC pamphlet on RFI.  This way if she goes to the FCC and
you get questioned by the them, you can show them the letter/letters to show you're trying to solve the problem.  In the mean time, make sure your low pass filter is in-line, grounds are
good, and make sure your station IS clean.  Sometimes you just can't please someone, but if you've made a good try, the FCC will tell her the same thing you did instead of taking you to
task first.  Also, keep handy the FCC rules about you being federally licensed and the FCC has jurisdiction in all cases.  This is in case the unreasonable neighbor calls the police for
your "disturbances."  Put all this in one file and keep it handy.  Usually the police do not know how to handle this sort of complaint and if you show the head officer the FCC regs where
it's not in his jurisdiction, he'll be happy because he really didn't have any guidelines to proceed and would have to wing it.  He'll probably smile and return to the neighbor and tell be
that she needs to contact the FCC.

GL 73,

John KB4CRT
Worked All Vacuum Cleaner Award #1

David Cook wrote:

> This may be a bit off topic for the TT group, my apologies if so. Please let
> me know where the most appropriate forum for this question would be.
>
> I've got a problem with RFI'ing one of my neighbors. Everyone else in my
> neighborhood has been very cooperative and I've been able to resolve the
> problems with all them. But one neighbor has a bad RFI problem when I point
> my beam to Australia, which is directly towards her house. I've asked her to
> give me a call when it would be convenient to do some testing to try to
> determine the problem, but she won't call me back. It's only when I do a
> test CQ when the band is in that she immediately calls me and starts
> complaining about the RFI on her sub-woofer.
>
> I suspect that I can solve the problem easily with filtering or simple
> toroids on the sub-woofer cables, but she a) doesn't want me to come in her
> house and mess with her gear, and b) won't even call me back to talk about
> it when we might have time during the day to work out our problems.
>
> Has anyone had any difficulties in dealing with this kind of a situation?
> What should I do?
>
> Thanks for any advice, and 73,
> -- Dave, WAØTTN
>
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