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Patrick-
I know exactly how you feel as the same thing has happened to me and is still
ongoing. The only good news is that I know exactly from which house the brutal
RFI is emanating. It's the unhealthy woman next door (due East of me thus
killing TA's.) I know it's some device in her house (possibly a plasma TV)
because, when she went away for 3 months, the noise stopped completely and, the
day she returned, so did the buzz that covers the MW band and up to at least 10
mHz. She is not exactly easy to talk to so all I can do is wait. Meanwhile,
if a signal is really strong it will break through the buzz but serious DX is
out of the question unless I go mobile.
Also, she leaves her TV on 24/7. I guess it keeps her company to some degree.
It is sad that she is that lonely but I wish someone would teach her about
sleep timers so that at least it would turn off for a few hours.
This is a problem that is becoming more common all of the time and is a threat
to our hobby. Who cares? Only us.
Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?228-DeLorenzo-s-Classic-DX
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From: Patrick Martin <mwd...@webtv.net>
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Sent: Fri, Dec 1, 2017 2:24 am
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Pat Martin
Hi Everyone,
Yes, indeed I am alive and well. As Bill stated, something in the neighborhood
has shown up in the past few years that really knocks out the dial. I feel it
is not the power lines, but something else. Even though the area has
underground power, there are still neighbors close enough and anything can
cause the noise. I couple weeks ago I did have one day without the noise and
the power was on. A lot of older people live in the area too and any could have
a medical device that could cause the noise. Plus Pot is now legal in Oregon so
dryers and other noise makers could be the cause. I attended the Reno
convention this year and had a great time. I am still very much interested in
the hobby, but I may have to wait until the dial gets quieter. I got a good
gain FM Yagi from Germany, via Les and it works quite nicely for FM, so it
still is not MW. I do a lot of streaming too. People around here move and pass
on, it is just a matter of time when the dials gets more quiet. That is if
I live that long. hi. I just I have to add that in there, as I will be 69 in
March, but as others can attest I am still in good shape. Hopefully I will stay
that way for a while. Thanks for asking.
Patrick
Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager
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From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Bill Block
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Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 12:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Pat Martin
Pat, has did very little DXing in the last few years due to a very high noise
level. Also he has been in one location for a long time and it was getting very
hard to hear anything new.
Bill Block
Prescott Valley, AZ
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