Pat:
He seems willing to work with me.
Before I have him do anything, I'm going to see what I can do on my end. I
can't really move the antenna because of cramped and sparce wall space in
the office, but I may try to re-orient the coax, or lenghten the feedline
with a small inductance loop in it just to see if that helps.
If this doesn't help, then I'll approach him with suggestions similar to
what you are making.
Funny thing is that this is the first complaint I have gotten in the four
years plus I have had this set-up in the office.
Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 8:09 AM
Subject: Re: interesting RFI problem
> Tom,
> The victim might have to move his C D player a few inches or reorient the
> speaker leads to solve the problem. If he will work with you it shouldn't
> really be too big a deal.
> Good luck.
> Pat, K9JAU At 07:49 PM 1/25/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> > Gale:
> >
> >You may well be right that it's the guy's CD player, and I don't know how
> >receptive he would be for me to put toroids on his wires, although I may
try
> >that on mine to see if it helps at all.
> >
> >Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "gale conard" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:59 PM
> >Subject: Re: interesting RFI problem
> >
> >
> > > Hi Tom,
> > >
> > > It is probably the portable CD player. Those things have no
shielding or
> > > any other rfi protection. If He is using external speakers, the wires
are
> > > probably acting like antennas. Toroids might help, but . . .
> > >
> > > Good luck.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Gale
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 7:02 PM
> > > Subject: interesting RFI problem
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi, all.
> > > >
> > > > As many of you already know, I teach at a University here in
Michigan
> > > called
> > > > Ferris State University. I am in an office building on the second
> >floor,
> > > > and my office is in the middle of a row of adjacent offices on that
> >floor.
> > > >
> > > > Over the past 3 or so years, I have been using an Icom ICW32A HT
with a
> > > > 3-amp regulated power supply, and a twin-lead J-pole, mounted on one
of
> >my
> > > > office walls. Any qsos I have had have been either on our local
2-meter
> > > or
> > > > 440 repeater, and my maximum power has been 5 watts.
> > > >
> > > > Up until today, I have never had any complaints of RFI from any of
my
> > > > colleagues. However, late this afternoon, the guy next to me said
that
> >I
> > > > was coming through either his computer speakers, or the speakers on
a
> > > > portable CD player that he is using. Why he couldn't tell me which
> >ones,
> > > I
> > > > don't know, but I was clearly coming through something.
> > > >
> > > > Obviously, I could reduce my power to the low power setting, but
that
> >may
> > > > make it harder for me to get into our 2-meter repeater which is
about 12
> > > > miles away. I also could run the HT on battery power, which likely
> >would
> > > > eliminate or at least lessen the problem.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have some other suggestions I might try on my end to
help
> >deal
> > > > with this problem?
> > > >
> > > > I want to "keep peace" in the office, but still operate when needed.
> > > >
> > > > Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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