The impact of RFI on your Ham Radio Operation

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In this video, Paul Havlik (WD9IOK) thoroughly discusses RFI, how it affects you (and others!), and what can be done to reduce or eliminate it.
Recorded during the WCARES monthly meeting on March 18th, 2023.
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@millbean13 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Incredibly informative.

@JoseArrom 6 ай бұрын

Great introduction in plain language and several good stories. I'm from Chicago southwest, and EMI/RFI is rampant in the area.

@davidwilcox9110 8 ай бұрын

This is SO GOOD!

@WECB640 10 ай бұрын

SUPERB!

@parochial2356 7 ай бұрын

One question I have that was not addressed; the "Do not go inside a residence..." caution, but then the FCC instructs a licensee to make contact and go into the residence. The implication is [I think] that the FCC has gave him the authority as an implied agent of the Fed/FCC to do so. Does the FCC have the legal authority to "deputize" a licenses? I wonder if statute or case law has ever addressed the potential personal civil liability of this? Being an FCC employee is one thing but a licensee allegedly [now] having the authority to further track down the cause by entering the premises and doing further testing is another. Great presentation, all hams, especially new licensees, should watch this so they will have an idea of how to approach this if and when they encounter it.

@ronk5xk197 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding presentation! Thanks/73 from NW Arkansas, de K5XK

@bill-2018 9 ай бұрын

40 years ago at the old QTH i had problems with neighbours both next door and three doors away. 100 Watts and a long wire. I sorted one with a simple braid breaker on his t.v., the other with a ferrite ring partially sorted it and a t.v. engineer came round and said there's only a problem when I transmit. Great! He had no idea what to do. Both three doors away had problems with t.v. and hi-fi. I called the G.P.O. and he gave me the all clear and went to the neighbours to explain. They still complained, even coming round when I was asleep in a chair. Badly made equipment. 33 years here and not one complaint, 5 Watts, nobody has asked what the wires are in my garden. Now get S8 noise 160 to 20m from broadband which I hope will disappear as fibre replaces wire. G4GHB.

@MM0IMC Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation!

@matthewweaver1123 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome, thank you so much. I have broad band noise on 40 and 20 at my home QTH that was s5-7 6 months ago and is s9+5 now. Also seems to be over a very large area, unaffected by weather, but slightly more intense later in the day, so I will be employing some of these tactics and try to hunt it down. Thank you for taking the time to share this presentation. I will be sharing this with our local club W3RRR Thanks and 73 Matt W3MMW