I have tried various ferrite rings, coiling the power lines tightly to form
chokes (on the receiver and the TV), and clip-on ferrites of all sorts, and
they all help slightly but not significantly. The only real solution is to
turn these items off. I have found that with the TV additional noise can be
eliminated by unplugging the TV in place of turning it off. Apparently there
are some keep-alive circuits in the TV to help it come on sooner which are
active when the TV is plugged in. The only thing that works for me with
fluorescent light is also, turn them off.

Perhaps you could give the xyl a credit card and have her go shopping while
you listen to the radio. Things will be nice and quiet then. As to the
neighbors, well....that's a tough one.

Al KA5JGV




"Robert Williams" wrote in message
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When my neighbors turn their TVs on, I have to turn off my shortwave
radio because I get a terrible buzzing interference over most of the
shortwave band. I can't hear a thing. I also get a similar problem
when my wife turns on a florescent light in the kitchen. Is there
anyway to reduce or eliminate this kind of interference?

Rob KC7BUM
Portland, Oregon