Hi Tom,

Have you tried unplugging the TV for a few seconds, then plugging it 
in again?  Most TV sets are really still on in a dorment state when 
turned off.  Unplugging would probably force a reset.  It's worth a try anyway.

At 06:25 AM 3/1/2010, you wrote:
>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