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Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:42:29 -0400
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It's hard to know with that kind of noise, unless you can figure out where
it's coming from.  There are so many things today that generate spurious
RF, everything from computers to light dimmers to good old cable TV.  It
seems as if you just can't get away from it.

Steve

On Monday 4/26/04 18:13 Brent Harding wrote:

>Weird thing is, since I've taken it mobile for awhile, and came back, I
>don't hear it now, weird why that would help, the building should be about
>the same most of the time.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 12:23 PM
>Subject: Re: Big interference all over the place with Th-f6a
>
>
> > Well, if it goes away when you're outside, it has to be something in your
> > building.  Unfortunately, that still doesn't narrow it down very much.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On Monday 4/26/04 01:06 Brent Harding wrote:
> >
> > >Outside, it's a lot better, tonight it didn't do it, still seems to be
>there
> > >when everything's off, still works good by the computer. Weird. It could
>be
> > >other people's wifi/cordless phones/anything probably (no bpl here that I
> > >know of, another thing to deal with if public service decides to use it).
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 8:21 PM
> > >Subject: Re: Big interference all over the place with Th-f6a
> > >
> > >
> > > > Brent,
> > > >
> > > > You may be getting interference from some piece of equipment in your
> > > > apartment, such as your computer or one of its peripherals.  Does the
> > >noise
> > > > go away when you shut down your computer?  If not, are there other
>pieces
> > > > of equipment you could turn off?  Also, if the interference seems to
>be
> > > > directional, you may be able to pinpoint it with the radio itself.  It
> > >will
> > > > probably take some time for you to track this down.  You might take
>the
> > > > radio outside just to see what happens to the noise.  Good luck.
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > On Friday 4/23/04 15:34 Brent Harding wrote:
> > > > >This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > > >Hi there. I love my Th-f6a a lot, but I get interference that doesn't
>=
> > > > >seem to go away when I turn the knob. I even hear it over FM
>stations, =
> > > > >and it seems sort of directional for some reason. How do I fix this,
>as =
> > > > >the interference covers quite a range and comes in better than the =
> > > > >repeater I want at times.=20
> > > > >
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> > > > >Hi there. I love my Th-f6a a lot, but I = get=20 interference that
> > >doesn't
> > > > >seem to go away when I turn the knob. I even = hear it=20 over FM
> > > > >stations, and it seems sort of directional for some reason. How = do
>I
> > > > >fix=20 this, as the interference covers quite a range and comes in
>better
> > > > >than = the=20 repeater I want at times.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > >
> >

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