RE: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
I THINK IT WAS THE SAME LADY. She finally found that it was Otis's voice coming from the appliance but she was never convinced that what he was doing was not bad for her health. Looks like the FCC has come to the same conclusion, now with the RF radiation standards in the rules. I think the best Otis-and-his-neighbor story is the one when the Mexican lady next door heard his voice coming out of the oven whenever he modulated his rig, and she thought her kitchen stove had evil spirits in it.
Re: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
Todd, KA1KAQ wrote: > On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:21:48 -0600, Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Jim candela wrote: >> >> >> >>> I was accused once where my neighbor said that my voice came out of the >>> electric can opener in their kitchen. I was running a GK 500 on 10 Am then >>> with a 3 element beam at 25' pointed at their house that was about 50' >>> away... >>> >>> >> >> which is *exactly* why I want to get out of living in a neighborhood. >> > > > Me too, Geoff - I have no desire to get my WACCA (Worked All Cheap > Chinese Appliances) award. I thought it was bad 15 years ago, I can't > imagine how much worse things have gotten with all of the new > plug-n-play crap around. > I mean, really... in MY case, I've got a pair of 250TH's in push-pull, link coupled... and in order to keep World War III from occuring in the neighborhood, from the hours of 6AM to 12Midnight, I limit my power output to 100w of carrier. ONE HUNDERED WATTS OUT, from a *pair* of 250TH's. down to 1500v on the plates, 100mA... hell the modulator is dissapating more power than what the final is. (another pair of 250TH's w/1500v @ 100mA bias) From Midnight to 6am, I endulge my 'high power' craving by shoving the link in, until I reach 200w of carrier output. The final tubes -still- don't know that they're even on, but with a full-wave loop fed w/450ohm ladder line, I've gotten some good reports from fairly distance places (like Skowhegan, ME). My plan, all along, was to run the final around 1500v @350mA, and then modulate that, with the 250TH's at 3kVDC, biased off at 150mA. THEN, those tubes show some color ;-) but, alas, that's only into a dummy load... only 200w output, durning self-imposed quiet hours... and I still get complaints about that. Had a neighbor, at one time, call my house at 3am, to tell me I was screwing up his TV (on rabbitt ears, in his garage, while he was doing machine-shop type work, with drills and lathes and milling machine running into my bedroom window, was is next to the garage he was in). I said "I don't get on during the day time, except early morning, and even then, the power is limited... and it's 3am in the morning, I can't sleep because of the noise you're making, and you're bitching about me messing up your TV that's on RABBITT ears? WHEN do I get to enjoy -my- hobby?" I hung up, and he apologized the next day. 73 = Best Regards, -Geoff/W5OMR
Re: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
About 12 years ago I built a PP pair or 450TH's, modulated by a pair of 304TL's. I used "old" construction practices, and it got into everything in the neighborhood, including a "talking stove" about a block away. Of course, the thing made quite a bit of power. It's active life was very short. 73, Barrie, W7ALW - Original Message - From: "Schichler, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:26 AM Subject: RE: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI In the mid 70's when I was still living with my parents, I fired up my newly-built SB-220 amplifier and put it on the air for a while. The next day our next door neighbor told me that I was causing his bathroom lights to glow on and off whenever I transmitted. 73, Don K2FY -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Todd, KA1KAQ Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:48 AM To: Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:21:48 -0600, Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jim candela wrote: >I was accused once where my neighbor said that my voice came out of the >electric can opener in their kitchen. I was running a GK 500 on 10 Am >then >with a 3 element beam at 25' pointed at their house that was about 50' >away... > which is *exactly* why I want to get out of living in a neighborhood. Me too, Geoff - I have no desire to get my WACCA (Worked All Cheap Chinese Appliances) award. I thought it was bad 15 years ago, I can't imagine how much worse things have gotten with all of the new plug-n-play crap around. de Todd/'Boomer' KA1KAQ __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net
Re: RE: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
I cleared up my TVI by going to my local Army/Navy surplus store. Bought some cammos...I worked nights, so I would sit in the bushes facing my neighbors house and watch him go to work. After a few days of this no more complaints, he didnt talk to me at all. The local Sherrif dept. was stafed by some nice officers...got to meet them.. told them I was practicing for turkey season... klc - Original Message - From: "Schichler, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2005 1:26 pm Subject: RE: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI > In the mid 70's when I was still living with my parents, I fired > up my newly-built SB-220 amplifier and put it on the air for a > while. The next day our next door neighbor told me that I was > causing his bathroom lights to glow on and off whenever I transmitted. > > 73, Don K2FY > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Todd, KA1KAQ > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:48 AM > To: Discussion of AM Radio > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI > > > On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:21:48 -0600, Geoff > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jim candela wrote: > > > > >I was accused once where my neighbor said that my voice came > out of the > > >electric can opener in their kitchen. I was running a GK 500 on > 10 Am then > > >with a 3 element beam at 25' pointed at their house that was > about 50' > > >away... > > > > > > > which is *exactly* why I want to get out of living in a > neighborhood. > Me too, Geoff - I have no desire to get my WACCA (Worked All Cheap > Chinese Appliances) award. I thought it was bad 15 years ago, I can't > imagine how much worse things have gotten with all of the new > plug-n-play crap around. > > de Todd/'Boomer' KA1KAQ > __ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > > __ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net >
RE: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
In the mid 70's when I was still living with my parents, I fired up my newly-built SB-220 amplifier and put it on the air for a while. The next day our next door neighbor told me that I was causing his bathroom lights to glow on and off whenever I transmitted. 73, Don K2FY -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Todd, KA1KAQ Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:48 AM To: Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:21:48 -0600, Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim candela wrote: > > >I was accused once where my neighbor said that my voice came out of the > >electric can opener in their kitchen. I was running a GK 500 on 10 Am then > >with a 3 element beam at 25' pointed at their house that was about 50' > >away... > > > > which is *exactly* why I want to get out of living in a neighborhood. Me too, Geoff - I have no desire to get my WACCA (Worked All Cheap Chinese Appliances) award. I thought it was bad 15 years ago, I can't imagine how much worse things have gotten with all of the new plug-n-play crap around. de Todd/'Boomer' KA1KAQ __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net
Re: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:21:48 -0600, Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim candela wrote: > > >I was accused once where my neighbor said that my voice came out of the > >electric can opener in their kitchen. I was running a GK 500 on 10 Am then > >with a 3 element beam at 25' pointed at their house that was about 50' > >away... > > > > which is *exactly* why I want to get out of living in a neighborhood. Me too, Geoff - I have no desire to get my WACCA (Worked All Cheap Chinese Appliances) award. I thought it was bad 15 years ago, I can't imagine how much worse things have gotten with all of the new plug-n-play crap around. de Todd/'Boomer' KA1KAQ
RE: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
I THINK IT WAS THE SAME LADY. She finally found that it was Otis's voice coming from the appliance but she was never convinced that what he was doing was not bad for her health. John, WA5BXO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Chester Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:07 PM To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI I think the best Otis-and-his-neighbor story is the one when the Mexican lady next door heard his voice coming out of the oven whenever he modulated his rig, and she thought her kitchen stove had evil spirits in it. (Years ago when I had my kilowatt transmitter in the upstairs bedroom my voice sometimes came out of the oven too. Of course now that we have a gas stove that is no longer a problem.) Don K4KYV
Re: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
Jim candela wrote: I was accused once where my neighbor said that my voice came out of the electric can opener in their kitchen. I was running a GK 500 on 10 Am then with a 3 element beam at 25' pointed at their house that was about 50' away... which is *exactly* why I want to get out of living in a neighborhood. --- 73 = Best Regards, -Geoff/W5OMR (/5 New Orleans, LA)
RE: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
I was accused once where my neighbor said that my voice came out of the electric can opener in their kitchen. I was running a GK 500 on 10 Am then with a 3 element beam at 25' pointed at their house that was about 50' away... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.4 - Release Date: 3/7/2005
Re: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
At 10:59 AM 3/8/2005 -0500, Bill Connelly wrote: My landlord in the 70's claimed that my 80 meter dipole was the cause of his burnt toast every morning. It brought "electrical waves into the building" It was only after his enlightened son interceded on my behalf that he purchased a new toaster. Interesting. in 1971 i bought a quad and had it on a 8ft section of tower in the back yard putting it together . i worked out of town and only got to work on it a few hours during the weekends. it was up for about 3 weeks the guy across the street came over mad as could be . told me there was NO WAY i was putting up that big tv antenna and suck all the tv stations out of the air so he could not get any hi hi.. true story.. 73 Tony QBE ZUT DE WA4JQS ANTHONY W. (Tony) DePrato WA4JQS EXTRA - HEAVY Since 1962 CQ DX HALL OF FAME # 35 A1-OP FISTS # 10573 South Sandwich Island Dxpedition Group CALLS HELD: WA4JQS/ZS1, WA4JQS/KC4, WA4JQS/4K1 ZD8JQS, V31SS, VP8BZL, VP8SSI, 3Y0PI
RE: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
I remember a story that Otis, K5SWK, told about his neighbor complaining about chest pains. They said that when Otis turned on his rig that the neighbor's wife could feel it in her chest. I hope I am quoting this story correctly! Anyway, the neighbor had sold the house because of this but hadn't moved yet when she felt the pain again, and Otis was not running the rig. It turns out that when Otis would fire up the rig he would also turn on the air conditioner which was wall mounted. The initial compressor start up shook the whole wall and reverberated in the garage. The neighbor felt this and it bothered her, thinking that it was radiation from Otis's rig. She was very surprised to find that it was just the air conditioner which Otis had turned on because it was a hot day and he happened to be at home that day. John, WA5BXO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Connelly Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 9:59 AM To: Todd, KA1KAQ; Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI My landlord in the 70's claimed that my 80 meter dipole was the cause of his burnt toast every morning. It brought "electrical waves into the building" It was only after his enlightened son interceded on my behalf that he purchased a new toaster. Bill W3MJ At 03:54 PM 3/7/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Towers/antennae do this also. I once had neighbors complain that my >tower was causing interference while I was away on a trip. Nice try, >but it wasn't even stood up, muchless hooked up! > >de Todd/'Boomer' KA1KAQ > > >On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 11:37:18 -0600, John Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I read somewhere that those license plates with your call letters on them > > produce TVI/BCI. > > > > John, WA5BXO > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Foltarz > > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:02 AM > > To: Discussion of AM Radio > > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] QRP AM and world record? > > > > Well the neighbors claim I get into their TV set when my rig isn't even on! > > > > Insofar miles/milliwatt is concerned, this would be a divide by zero > > situation! > > HI > > > > de KA4JVY > > > > Mark > > > > __ > > AMRadio mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > > >__ >AMRadio mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html >Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net
Re: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
Towers/antennae do this also. I once had neighbors complain that my tower was causing interference while I was away on a trip. Nice try, but it wasn't even stood up, muchless hooked up! de Todd/'Boomer' KA1KAQ On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 11:37:18 -0600, John Coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I read somewhere that those license plates with your call letters on them > produce TVI/BCI. > > John, WA5BXO > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Foltarz > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:02 AM > To: Discussion of AM Radio > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] QRP AM and world record? > > Well the neighbors claim I get into their TV set when my rig isn't even on! > > Insofar miles/milliwatt is concerned, this would be a divide by zero > situation! > HI > > de KA4JVY > > Mark > > __ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net >
RE: [AMRadio] TVI/BCI
I read somewhere that those license plates with your call letters on them produce TVI/BCI. John, WA5BXO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Foltarz Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:02 AM To: Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] QRP AM and world record? Well the neighbors claim I get into their TV set when my rig isn't even on! Insofar miles/milliwatt is concerned, this would be a divide by zero situation! HI de KA4JVY Mark
