Return-Path: Received: (qmail 73102 invoked from network); 9 Jun 2004 11:18:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-mxscan01.plus.net) (212.159.14.235) by ptb-mailstore04.plus.net with SMTP; 9 Jun 2004 11:18:59 -0000 Received: (qmail 66626 invoked from network); 9 Jun 2004 11:18:56 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from ptb-mxcore01.plus.net (212.159.14.215) by ptb-mxscan01.plus.net with SMTP; 9 Jun 2004 11:18:41 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1BY16O-000G6K-Qi for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 09 Jun 2004 11:18:40 +0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1BY16E-0008DG-5l for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 09 Jun 2004 12:18:30 +0100 Received: from [213.232.95.59] (helo=relay.salmark.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1BY16D-0008D7-DQ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 09 Jun 2004 12:18:29 +0100 Received: from smtp801.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.12.138]) by relay.salmark.net with smtp (Exim 4.24) id 1BY7ej-0002xe-Di for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 09 Jun 2004 19:18:33 +0100 X-Fake-Domain: unknown Received: from unknown (HELO Main) (rsgb?lf?group@blacksheep.org@81.131.212.177 with poptime) by smtp801.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with SMTP; 9 Jun 2004 11:18:15 -0000 X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (Main) Message-ID: <001401c44e13$728e73a0$6507a8c0@Main> From: "Alan Melia" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <5.2.0.9.2.20040519074411.01fa5ab8@pop.vianw.pt> <000501c44dfb$bdf38640$7a1686d4@erica> <000a01c44e11$896fc2b0$3b32f7c2@johnb5a82ea1a4> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 12:18:07 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 X-Spam-Score: 0.1 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no,RCVD_IN_SORBS=0.1 Subject: LF: Re: Re: Re: Off Topic---QRM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-PN-SPAMFiltered: yes X-Spam-Rating: 2 Hi John 13.55MHz rings a bell for the ISM frequency, which is the US "HiFer" allocation as well. Most of the kit I have seen (not a lot) in the last 20 years had crystal control, but the supply is not always that well smoothed. Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rabson" To: Sent: 09 June 2004 12:03 Subject: LF: Re: Re: Off Topic---QRM > If I recall correctly, there is an ISM allocation slightly below 14 MHz > which is used for RF heating. Some of the power oscillators I encountered > did not have a very stable centre frequency and had a rather broad signal. A > colleague from South Africa told me that he always knew when the UK was at > lunch because the background noise on 20 m down there was much reduced. > > 73 > John G3PAI > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "g3ldo" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:27 AM > Subject: LF: Re: Off Topic---QRM > > > > For many months now I have been experiencing a peculiar electrical > > interference. It is a rasping sound rather like a spark transmitter and > > sending something like NX in very bad morse at around 5WPM. The QRM is > > broadband centred around 14MHz and is on 24hrs a day. > > I have reported the matter to BT who hav been out to investigate but are > > unable to find the source or even say what it is. > > I have also sent a tape to David Lauder, the RSGB EMC guru but even he > does > > not know what it is. > > With my bicycle mobile I have travelled around the vicinity in a radius of > > around 3km of my QTH and find the QRM widespread with hot spots often by > > telephone line distribution poles. Most telephone poles do not carry the > > interference. > > The interference does not affect 136kHz - hence Off Topic. > > > > Regards, > > Peter, G3LDO > > > > e-mail > > > > > > > > > > >