I wonder how the licensed operator who lives in an apartment gets protection from CFL bulbs, microwave ovens, cordless phones, Ipod FM transmitters and the many other generators of receiver hash.  I live in an apartment and there are buzzing noises which sweep slowly over the broadcast band. 

Hang a wire on your balcony and you'll be blamed for interference even if you never transmit.

Mark
 

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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Deatherage
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 4:35 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: operating in apartments

I was reading the information on the Par end fedz antanna and found it = interesting.  I used to love to work 10 through 40 meeters.  so 20 = meeters would be interesting to me.  one question I thought of was how = much of a problem would a person have wit television interference on = this  band?  I was wondering now that most people use cable and = satellite for television reseption has this minumized the problems = people has had with TVI in the past?  although I have never used it I = heard one problem people who used CB had was CB transmited on 27 mHZ and = the second harmonic of 27 is 54 the old VHF television band.  I was also = curious to know does any one know what frequency satellites use to = transmit signals back to televisions?
Before I lived in a moble home when I was on 10 through 40 meters.  = since apartments are so much closer together will this increase the = problems I would incounter with TVI?
Thank you for the information in advance.
Bill WB4YKL