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Louis Kim Kline <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:23:35 -0400
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Hi.

Well, if I am getting noise from a set top box, it would have to be the 
neighbors as my television equipment is conventional analog TV with rabbit 
ears.  Anyway, the television set was off at the time that I was using the 
receiver, and the computers were unplugged.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 12:09 PM 3/23/2008 +1100, you wrote:
>I do know for a fact our digital set top box is a cause for some of the
>hf interfeerendce I get round here, and the rest is power line noise.
>
>Shaun
>web sites:
>http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
>http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
>skype: brailledude
>
>
>On 23/03/2008 11:48 AM, the old scribe known as Louis Kim Kline was able
>to impart this pearl of wisdom:
> > Hi.
> >
> > They are a lot more than weak birdies here and I'm pretty sure they are
> > being radiated from neighboring houses based upon signal strengths on my
> > Sony portable as I'm walking around the house and yard.  I've found that
> > you can often tell a bit by collapsing the antenna and rolling the RF Gain
> > back and noting where the signal is strong enough to be heard anyway.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:04 PM 3/22/2008 -0400, you wrote:
> >> Hi Lou,
> >> I'm always fighting interferences of one kind or another around here too.
> >> But, I'm not giving up on HF radio.  Every time I buy a new electronic
> >> gizmo, the new switching power plug presents me with another weak birdie,
> >> Fortunately,  the birdies and other interference noises are usually just
> >> weak background noise here and I do hope that it stays that way!
> >> 73
> >> Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> >> Skype name:  bobtinn
> >> Live Long and Prosper!
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 2:45 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Diode Mod for TS2000S
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi.
> >>
> >> After doing some looking around on the HF bands, I came to a sudden
> >> realization that trying to get a quiet receiver on these bands is
> >> pointless.  Regardless of how good my receiver is, I live in a city, and
> >> generally mostly what I am hearing all over the HF spectrum is Part 15
> >> devices.  In theory, I have the right to be free from interference by 
> these
> >> devices, but any urban dweller probably knows that they win by their sheer
> >> numbers because it is impossible to track all of them down.  I am finding
> >> that the MW and HF spectrum is ruled by computer hash, miscellaneous
> >> digital clock pulses, and video garbage, sometimes registering up to 
> S9+220
> >> DB, and generally not less than S7.
> >>
> >> I came to the conclusion after looking over the situation that I'm not
> >> spending one more dime on anything below 50 MHz.
> >>
> >> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Louis Kim Kline
> >> A.R.S. K2LKK
> >> Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> >> Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> >> Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5740
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> 3/21/2008
> >> 5:52 PM
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5740
> >
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>4:43 PM

Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5740  

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