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Old July 27th 14, 03:54 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Jeff Liebermann[_2_] Jeff Liebermann[_2_] is offline
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Default Indoor FM boost with no cables?

On Sat, 26 Jul 2014 09:02:44 -0500, Lostgallifreyan
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Nope. It's one of those consumer widgets, one o millions, that have a
disclaimer saying that some limited interference must be accepted. Knowing
this, it isn't even worth trying to police the issue, and probably impossible
anyway. Computer based stuff just does this to us, there's no stuffing THAT
genie back in the bottle now.


Much depends on the device causing the problem. It's often cheaper
and easier to just buy the owner a new device instead of trying to fix
it. I've done that a few times with Chinese junk that never had a
prayer of meeting FCC Part 15 incidental radiation limits. So far,
I've replaced one ethernet switch, one 4 line phone, and 2 security
cameras in the neighborhood. Also, a mess of junk switcher type cell
phone chargers.

However, you can't do that if you don't know what's causing the noise.
So, take your portable radio, wrap it in aluminum foil to REDUCE the
sensitivity, and snoop around the building until you find the culprit.
The rest you can figure out yourself. Hint: Diplomacy works.


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