On the bright side, as energy becomes increasingly scarce we will need to stop wasting it in poorly designed wall warts and power supplies - energy radiated as broadband RFI is energy lost forever that could have been used in an energy smart product.
Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > On Dec 30, 2015, at 1:08 PM, Les Rayburn <l...@highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > > From Radio World. > > AM Broadcasters affected by RFI issues: AFCCE Symposium Examines AM Broadcast > Band Woes > <http://www.radioworld.com/article/afcce-symposium-examines-am-broadcast-band-woes/273098> > . AM broadcasters are calling upon the FCC to help reduce man-made RFI, > which is negatively impacting their businesses. > > Pressure like this can only help. But the reality is that electronics > manufacturers, power companies, and similar industries all employ highly-paid > lobbyists making regulation and oversight difficult for the FCC to pursue. > > DXing from my neighborhood has become so bad that I'm seriously considering > portable operation using SDR's to record TOH's in radio-quiet locations as > the only viable means of continuing in the hobby. RFI comes from every house, > including my own despite intensive efforts to reduce or eliminate it. > > > -- > 73, > > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > Maylene, AL > EM63 > > Member WTFDA, NRC, IRCA, & Medium Wave DX Circle > Former CPC Chairman for NRC/IRCA > > ============================== FM DX > > Sony XDR-F1HD, Sangean HDT-1, Elad FDM-S2, AirSpy. > Denon TU-1500RD w/Ray Dees RDS Decoder, > FM6 Antenna with CM7777 Mast Pre-Amp, RG-11. > > "Nothing but blues and Elvis and somebody else's > favorite song..." > > AM DX > Elad FDM-S2, Wellbrook ALA1530+ Loop, Clifton Labs Active > Whip, Superloop. Quantum Phaser, Kiwa Loop, Palstar MW Pre-Selector > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
