Hi All,
I am in need of some informed counseling. Hopefully I won't start a thread
of "war stories".
Some time back, my neighbor complained that I was getting into his TV
system. He has Dish Network, by the way, which is the same thing I have.
Anyway, I immediately tried to be responsive, went to his house to hear the
problem for myself, with the aide of another local op who operated my rig
while I listened. I was getting into his system all right, but it was an
anomoly. I don't have any problem with my own systems here. Anyway, I
tried a few toroidal filters, but it didn't seem to help. Fortunately, I
got some assistance from the local ARRL RFI committee, and it was determined
that it was his sub-woofer leads that were the culprit, and I had not
filtered that particular lead previously. He has a serious "rats nest"
wiring system running all through his house. Anyway, A filter seemed to
solve the issue.
Fast forward to the present--now I'm told he thinks I am getting into his
phone system and his internet! I can believe the phone thing--that's not
uncommon, but also not necessarily indicative of a dirty signal. On the
other hand, I've never heard of a problem with someone's internet
connection. We both use the same internet system also--Cox Cable internet,
and I don't have any problem whatsoever here at my own house. He is not far
away, but obviously farther away than my own systems!
I suspect he may be a bit paranoid, and is assuming "any problem" is being
caused by me. However, I want to be proactive! I do, however, want to try
and be logical about the whole thing. Intuitively, I assume that if I was
transmitting a "dirty" signal, it would probably affect my phone system
(also wireless like he has, but probably a different brand) and internet
service. Also, I have now added a low pass filter, but haven't checked to
see if that made any difference, but I will. For one thing, I'm going to
try and talk to the guy "on the phone" to see If I can hear anything when I
key up. I've also been reviewing my connections. In any event, I don't
want to make the mistake of assuming that, just because I don't have a
problem with my systems, it must be faulty equipment at his end--or
something entirely unassociated with my operating.
So, any thoughts or ideas from the group?
Dave W7AQK
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