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John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:58:26 -0400
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Not HD, I meant plasma.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: Diode Mod for TS2000S


> I'd bet it's an HD TV, those are known for doing that.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 1:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Diode Mod for TS2000S
>
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> It's pretty horrible here, much worse than you would expect for a
>> residential neighborhood--almost at a level that you would expect in a
>> commercial district.
>>
>> It isn't conventional power line noise either--this stuff sounds like it
>> is
>> being generated by some type of digital equipment and it is worst between
>> 700 kHz, and 20 MHz.  It seems to roll off above 20 MHz.
>>
>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>
>>
>>
>> At 09:20 PM 3/22/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>>>Wow!!  It's pretty quiet here, a couple TV's in the area wipe out 10
>>>meters
>>>at night sometimes, but even that's starting to improve, I have no clue
>>>why
>>>it is, but it's starting to. It's only at night and on 15 through 10. For
>>>the most part though, it's very quiet here.
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 8:48 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Diode Mod for TS2000S
>>>
>>>
>>> > 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
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>--
>>> >>No virus found in this incoming message.
>>> >>Checked by AVG.
>>> >>Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1338 - Release Date:
>>> >>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
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>No virus found in this incoming message.
>>>Checked by AVG.
>>>Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1339 - Release Date: 
>>>3/22/2008
>>>4:43 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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