RayW
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Layton, UT
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| reply to BigMac777
Re: Interference to ham radio operators? Hmph...
said by BigMac777  :Most Ham Radio operators do not care about there neighbors. ... HAM operators are not your friends period. You sound like someone I know. You live in Utah instead of Arizona? Are you the person who sued a co-worker of mine because he was a (censored) ham who interfered with her TV show and she had proof because she heard him say his name on the TV?
Only problem was 1. He put up the antenna and left the radio at his mother's just to see if that would happen, and 2. He worked low power (less than 10 watts) code, not high power (greater than 500 watts) voice. She still complains about his interference to this day and he has not been active for 5 years due to personal issues.
On a personal note, I have a ham about 3 houses away who runs HF SSB at about 100 watts. I know I heard him so I talked to him and we worked to find the problem. Turns out one of the ground wires for the AC power system ground in my house had corroded and was mixing his RF signal with another RF signal(s) and re-radiating on the TV frequency. Of course it helps that he had a spectrum analyzer, I am an electronics engineer, and neither of us have a blind stereo-typing mindset and blame the other for being a stupid idiot. Most hams keep their signal within the bands that are allotted for them, if not, the FCC does slap them down, and other hams will help them (there is a special group of volunteers who actually help do that).
And no, I do not have a HF transmitter and the only antenna on my house is the one for the TV (no cable). (well, I USE to have a CB radio which is HF, but because of the idiots now using CB radios, I sold it)
If you think you have a ham neighbor that is splattering your TV and is telling you to 'shove it', than call 888-CALL-FCC (225-5322) or write fccinfo@fcc.gov. Be prepared to give dates, times, call signs, what it was, what you were listening to, and what did you do to help work out the issue. Keep a good log, you will need it.
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