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tnx/tvi??Transmitting from hotel bedrooms.
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December 23rd 04, 12:34 AM
AaronJ
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(JGBOYLES) wrote:
I would think the reason no one touched on the TVI issue, is that it is
almost unavoidable.
I would agree. And even if you're successful in your own hotel room at reducing
TVI, that doesn't mean other rooms (a few feet away whether up, down or
sideways) won't be picking you up. So when I operate out of a hotel room, I
don't worry about TVI. Heck I'm not watching my TV when I operate anyway...
BTW I use the same philosophy at my home station (with a stealth antenna). My
neighbors have never complained of any TVI and I think the biggest reason is
that they don't know I'm a ham.
Selfish? Perhaps. But as was pointed out previously, *my* signal is clean...
Every time I have tried to operate with the antenna inside the room, I have
experienced TVI. Usually it's not that bad even at 100 watts,
I think that 100 watts is a bit excessive inside a hotel room, but not so much
for TVI as for radiation exposure to yourself and nearby neighbors. But I seldom
had to use an inside the room antenna. I was almost always successful at
sneaking a wire outside or clamping a hamstick out the window or to the balcony
railing. I seldom run over 25 watts and since I always use CW that is usually
sufficient for good solid QSOs.
With the antenna in the room, performance was so poor
I couldn't hear anyone to talk to.
That is usually always my biggest problem with hotel operating. Even with the
outside antennas the QRN seems to always be exceptionally high. Probably all
those electronic devices getting revenge. But still, I have much fun with this
type of operation.
Current rig: TS50, small switching 10A power supply, 100' or so of no.22 wire,
MFJ travel tuner, MFJ mini keyer, and all fits in a small computer suitcase.
(The Hamstick is stolen off the car if necessary.)
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