On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 18:26:50 -0700, matt weber
wrote:

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 06:55:02 GMT, Conan Ford
wrote:

"ShortwaveMan" wrote in
hlink.net:

I have a similar problem. I used push pins pushed into the four
corners around the window in my room and ran hookup wire around that.
The trouble is, this apt. complex has dsl and it really interferes
with shortwave listening. There isn't much I can do about except move
S. Nevertheless, the antenna works well with my dx 394. If I get up
early on, sometimes there is good reception.



DSL interferes with shortwave? Good to know. Now I won't get DSL, but
will stick with a cable modem, with its shielded cable.

I thought that the twisted pairs of phone lines would prevent most signal
leakage.
It does, the problem is that when you can easily detect microvolts, it
isn't hard for a twisted pair that is carring volts to radiate enough
energy to be detecatable at the microvolt level.

Another take on it: I have DSL and don't have any issues when my modem
and router are turned off - and the power to the wall warts also
turned off. It may well be that the interference is not from the DSL
itself but the supporting equipment.