<div dir="ltr">Well, the cable is private property. Beyond replacing the cable from my box to the trailer, I can do nothing. I don't know if it's a ham radio or a private radio communication system, or part of the Direct TV service system. I just get get this weird, Squelch, click, chirp sound like someone keying a mic.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Roger Klein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rwklein@katyweb.net" target="_blank">rwklein@katyweb.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Brad,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Since your neighbor is experiencing RFI with his over the air antenna, and you're picking up the same interference over your cable, there is a good chance your cable is compromised in some way. The outer covering could be damaged and is letting moisture in, or it got partially cut underground with a shovel, or the connectors aren't properly waterproofed. If you can trace the cable back toward the source, you might be able to find a bad connection. But if the cable is buried and the damage is underground, the cable would need to be replaced.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">W5SFA members - anyone have a suggestion in diagnosing this, or finding the source of the RFI?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">73,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Roger<u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Buckeroo Brad [mailto:<a href="mailto:buckeroobrad@gmail.com" target="_blank">buckeroobrad@gmail.com</a><wbr>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 8, 2016 10:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> Roger Klein<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: radio interference?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The camp receives a signal from Direct TV I think, then they redistribute 59 channels. At the camp controller there seems to be no interference at all. But I am at the end of the cable. We are having problems with signal clarity. The man next door receives his signal "over the air HD" and he gets interference at bight, I think. He first brought it to my attention when I first moved here. He thought was me because of my antenna set-up. But it was happening when I was off the air. <br><br>Currently, I have no shortwave radio. I have a mobile vhf/uhf rig YEASU FT-7900 that I use for my base. I was just looking for my software to update my radio to SFA's frequencies. I may to do it manually. I'll watch for it to happen again and check other stations. <br><br>I thought that it might be our cable out here. The fact is, they buried the cable without a conduit. They didn't tape the connectors either. It was done shoddy country boy style. There is no telling what I am hearing or if it isn't some shared signal with Direct TV that is bleeding through. I wish I had a way to record the noise.<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Thanks for answering my query, and any help.<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">Brad<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 9:30 PM, Roger Klein <<a href="mailto:rwklein@katyweb.net" target="_blank">rwklein@katyweb.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Brad,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Sure sounds like it could be RF interference. Can you give a little more information about your antenna setup? If it's cable TV, I'm a bit surprised you'd pick up interference, but it's not impossible. If it's an outside antenna I'd expect it would be more likely to pick up interference from a nearby transmitter. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I've cc'd the club's reflector to get ideas on how to best track down the source. If you have a portable receiver like a shortwave radio, you might be able to tune around when it is happening to figure out what frequency the interference is coming from. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Some other thoughts: does it happen on a particular station that you're tuned to, but not on others? That might also provide a clue to track down the source. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">73,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Roger</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Buckeroo Brad [mailto:<a href="mailto:buckeroobrad@gmail.com" target="_blank">buckeroobrad@gmail.com</a><wbr>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 8, 2016 7:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> Roger Klein<br><b>Subject:</b> radio interference?</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Roger,<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">This is Brad Taylor. I live at Coushatte Recreation Ranch on Nelius Road. Lately, our television cable signals have been getting interrupted by what sounds like someone keying a mic with static, but no voice. I've heard of other residents having this issue also. Does anybody in the club have the equipment to find this kind of interference?<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">Brad<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <u></u><u></u></p><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Please, if you forward this, remove my email address before you do. I delete all email addresses before forwarding, to keep spammers at bay and I appreciate you doing the same for me. Also, when forwarding, list all recipients as "BCC" so their email address is not being passed along to others. Thanks!</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><hr size="2" width="100%"><font style="font-size:10pt" size="2">Please, if you forward this, remove my email address before you do. I
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