I have a Sony Wega 20" in the room adjacent to the computer/radio room. The
interference generated by this tv being turned on (my wife watches it all
the time, unfortunately) is mind boggling, especially on the 41 and 31meter
bands (7 & 9 mhz on my Icom R71A receiver and longwire antenna. What
exactly did you mean when you said you installed a "powerstrip" behind the
tv? The Sony 20" tv is plugged into a hefty surge protector. Plugging into
the wall outlet directly vs into the surge protector outlet strip does not
affect the massive amount of rfi it generates on the aforementioned bands
(wipes them out completely). Any suggestions? Please define what you mean
by "powerstrip behind the tv." Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Dick
Bremerton, WA

"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
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"Brian" wrote in message
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| Well, it's been a long time coming, but the mystery is solved, and can
you
| believe in the end it was just a TV. I think someone even suggested it
may
| be a television, and I nearly disregarded the idea for it's simplicity.
| Well, it looks like I can finally get back to enjoying my radio as I
haven't
| in a good while. Thank you to everybody for your help and suggestions.
73,
| and now for some good dx.
|
| -Brian

Our large (ish) screen TV wipes out everything from longwave to about
25.200 MHz. I devised a brilliant workaround by installing a powerstrip
behind the TV, to enjoy blessed silence. Other appliances I've known
and hated (for the RFI they generate): Microwaves (even when not
cooking), VCRs (Horrible hash-generators), thermostats, battery chargers,
and almost every PC printer I've ever owned. I think Part 15 should
be better - enforced.

Congratulations, though, on your new - found freedom from the noise beast!

73,

Steve Lawrence
Burnsville, Minnesota


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