Re: [IRCA] Noisy Cable TV - Part III

["W. Curt Deegan" <WWWR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, Craig,

When it comes to dealing with the cable TV company, all suggestions are 
worth consideration.

Now, do you suppose a ham license would be required for that application of 
a transmitter?  Since I've already written the FCC, maybe that would cover 
it. :-\

Curt
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W. Curt Deegan
Boca Raton, (southeast) Florida


At 08:34 PM 10/26/2006, you wrote:
> > I'll not bore you with all of what has gone before, but for those who have
> > an interest, I thought an update was in order.
>
>To make a long story short, I am aware of how a ham operator solved a
>similar situation.  Not me, by the way.
>
>He connected his 2 meter linear amp to the incoming cable connection and
>went key down for a minute or so.  I undertand it killed the cable service
>for a couple blocks around totally.  They fixed it, and the noise came back.
>He did it again.  Same thing.  The third time they replaced pretty much all
>of the physical plant, and the noise went away.
>
>Amazing what a little(?) unexpected RF can do.  He estimated he put a few
>hundred watts back into the system at 144MHz.
>
>Craig Healy
>Providence, RI


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