Have you tried unplugging the TV, then plug it back  in and see if it will 
turn on?

While your problem can probably come from any number of things, do you have 
any sort of balun or feed line choke  on the antenna coax?

73, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:25 AM
Subject: speaking of RFI! ...


> Hi, all.
>
> I don't know if putting a ground rod in will solve this problem, but the 
> XYL
> and I have a very weird RFI issue that I'd like some feedback on.
>
> This happened even before I got my Ameritron amplifier, when I was trying 
> to
> tune up my Alpha Delta DXCC antenna on 80 meters and even certain other
> bands.
>
> Specifically, sometimes, when I transmit, I disable our Toshiba TV, and 
> have
> trouble getting it going again.  The TV is in another room, and on a
> completely different circuit than the ham set-up.
>
> Yesterday evening, when we tried turning the TV on, we couldn't get 
> anything
> at all to happen.  And, now, here's the really weird part:  the TV wasn't
> even on when I did the blind hams net and was using the amplifier.
>
> Sometimes, if I play with it enough, I can get the TV to turn back on, but
> so far, no luck today!
>
> My theory is that there's some sort of protective circuit in the TV that
> shuts things down when it senses the slightest bit of RF or something it
> doesn't like.
>
> We scoured the manual for the TV, and can find no re-set button.
>
> Any suggestions anyone has for trying to resurrect the TV would be
> appreciated.
>
> I just hate to take it into some service center, and have them charge me 
> an
> arm and a leg for something that may be fixable on this end.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>