[TowerTalk] noise profiles...

[Ron W8RJL]

Jim, sorry I responded to wrong person but thanks for comments.

Sniffing out RFI is almost an art form. I worked in Land Mobile Radio for 10 
years and did a lot of sniffing in the 150 to 800 MHZ spectrum. I have also 
done a lot on the ham radio frequencies.

It helps to have a step attenuator to put between the antenna and the 
receiver when sniffing. I have also ridden with the FCC on one occasion when 
they verified one of my finds and as a result the low power (1 KW) TV 
station was taken off the air due to interference to  Public Safety Radio 
System (Cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA).

Finding the interference in ham radio is only half the battle. Half the time 
the home owner will not believe his home could be interfering with anything. 
With all the new electronic gadgets and computerized appliances things will 
only get worse.

73,
Ron W8RJL
Ham radio active since 1954.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom at telus.net>
To: "Ron Young" <youngron at verizon.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] noise profiles...


> ##  I'm not the one with the issue.   The fellow with the problem is paul, 
> W3PLP.
>
> ##  I have done what u stated...exact same procedure.... ..  but that was 
> along time ago... had to borrow a 12 vdc icom, since all my stuff runs on 
> 120 /240.   That was mid 80's.
>
> ##  I don’t think that is his problem anyway.  he has S7 noise  while 
> driving in his mobile setup, within a 2 mile radius of his home.
>
> Jim   VE7RF
>
>
> From: Ron Young
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 11:37 AM
> Cc: Jim Thomson
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] noise profiles...
>
> Jim, have you eliminated your property by turning off your main power 
> panel and powering your receiver by battery?
>
> If noise goes away bring power back one breaker at a time.
>
>
>> On Jan 15, 2017, at 10:56 AM, Paul Plants <w3plp at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> I have a problem here Washington, Pa, 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. I 
>> have a white sound noise that run from 18 MHz to 30 MHz with constant s7 
>> noise level. I have driven around every street with in 2 miles and can't 
>> find it?
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Paul
>> W3PLP
>>
>