RE: Real product interference source at 121 MHz

2003-02-13 Thread John Shinn
Kurt: I am a pilot and fly in the SF Bay often. In fact, I fly out of Palo Alto. I finally got a chance to pull out my charts. Although you are located a couple of miles from the west end of the Livermore (LVK) airport runway 25 L / R, there does not appear to be any close tower or CTAF

Re: Real product interference source at 121 MHz

2003-02-13 Thread Michael Hopkins
; drcuthbert drcuthb...@micron.com; Kurt Fischer kurt.fisc...@hyperinterop.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 4:55 PM Subject: RE: Real product interference source at 121 MHz What are the 3 and 6 db points of the 121.5 Mhz skirts? The original note was 121 Mhz. How wide

RE: Real product interference source at 121 MHz

2003-02-12 Thread Gary McInturff
; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Real product interference source at 121 MHz Kurt, In my Air Traffic radio repair days I became intimately familiar with 121.5 and 243 MHz. These are the emergency frequencies used N. America. They are used for locating both the plane and pilot

RE: Real product interference source at 121 MHz

2003-02-11 Thread michael.sundst...@nokia.com
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. 121.5 MHz is the emergency com channel and the ELT alert channel for aviation. Might be bleed over? Michael Sundstrom NOKIA TCC Dallas / EMC of: (972) 374-1462 cell: (817) 917-5021 amateur call: KB5UKT ---BeginMessage--- This

Re: Real product interference source at 121 MHz

2003-02-11 Thread Michael Hopkins
121.0 is used by Aircraft and ATC -- I do know it's a tower frequency in Austin Texas and probably in other locations as well... Best Regards, Mike Hopkins From: Kurt Fischer kurt.fisc...@hyperinterop.com To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:02 AM Subject:

Re: Real product interference source at 121 MHz

2003-02-11 Thread Cortland Richmond
Kurt, Can you be more precise? Is it really 121.000 MHz? There are a number of low-power, possibly even individually compliant, digital sources which could be heard around 121 MHz; knowing the exact frequency would allow pinning it down to one of several clock frequencies, if it is such a

RE: Real product interference source at 121 MHz

2003-02-11 Thread Mike Cantwell
I recall that the FCC found a problem in this frequency range in the Northwest a few years ago that was related to powerlines. Of course, a directional antenna, spectrum analyzer, and a van would be useful... From: Kurt Fischer [mailto:kurt.fisc...@hyperinterop.com] Sent: Tuesday, February

RE: Real product interference source at 121 MHz

2003-02-11 Thread pwell...@csw.l-3com.com
Hi, You might want to poll some of the FCC Open Air Test Sites (OATS) in the area and see if they have noticed it as a new ambient. Using multiple site data, you might be able locate where the emitter is and when it started to become a problem. Your results might be very surprising. Philip

RE: Real product interference source at 121 MHz

2003-02-11 Thread drcuthbert
Kurt, this could be aviation communications. AM voice is centered at about 121 MHz. Dave From: Kurt Fischer [mailto:kurt.fisc...@hyperinterop.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 8:03 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Real product interference source at 121 MHz Hello all, A