Hi Buddy,
On one occasion a few years ago, around Christmas, a neighbor had one of
those 'blow-up' Nativity displays. In case you are not aware, these
Nativity ornamentations are made up of rubber blow up figures of The Christ
Child, Mother Mary, Joseph and all the other characters. They are pumped up
over a period of a few minutes and then they light up. They are usually
turned off either manually or by a timer some time between dusk and dawn.
On this single Christmas time back several years ago, it was apparent that
the lighting system within the characters was causing some sort of
significant HF frequency interference. Once the holidays were over and the
people moved away, the noise stopped. Now, recently another house has this
type of set up and I have not yet seen any interference. That is why I
believe the problem was a malfunction rather than a typical characteristic
of the ornamentation.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 11:01 PM
Subject: Terrible, hideous noise!
I get to have fun trying to track down some noise.
Seems that when it's on (a lot), it runs from 40 meters all the way =
through to 17 meters. Good S9, takes out the whole band. I thought it =
might be the new Roadrunner go fast sideband cable modem, but I =
unplugged it with no change. Thought it might be the blower in our =
furnace, but turned off the thermostat with no change either. Thought it =
might be the ethernet over house wiring adapters, but I've had a couple =
of them running since August, but the noise has only started with a =
vengeance during the past few weeks. It was intermittent, but now pretty =
constant, which makes me think it's something Winter or holiday related, =
but absolutely no idea what yet. I'm not even sure it's being generated =
at my house, could be something from a neighbor. That I hear it more =
often in the evening lends some credence to this theory. Lovely buzzing =
static. I'm somewhat inclined to blame the high speed Internet, but more =
at the cable drop, maybe, and not the modem itself, as I started =
noticing it when we got the sideband Internet service. Could be =
coincidental though, as I don't hear it all the time. Anyway, it's very =
annoying. Not expecting a lot of suggestions, mostly just bitching. LOL
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
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