On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:09:10 -0700 (PDT), Jack Regan wrote:
>I also have a Linksys router but it is unplugged! I guess I'll
>have to do a little RDF. Several of my neighbors have networks!
>If they are "interfering" with an amatuer frequency could I ask
>them to cease and desist?
You could always ask them to make a brief on-off test, but that
takes lots of diplomacy. Accusing then of "interference" and
demanding that they stop is guaranteed to turn the situation
very ugly.
>This could turn into an ugly situation!
Very rapidly unless there's cooperation on both sides. This
is a typical rfi problem from consumer gear, and rarely does
the user (your neighbor) have the technical savvy to understand
why and how it happens and that they are responsible when push
comes to shove.
Remember that in the first decade of the 21st Century the use
of a personal wireless device of any type has escalated into a
civil right. <ggg>
If you find a router that doesn't cause this sort of rfi, offer
to replace theirs at your own expense. Although you are not
obligated to do so, it may be the most efficient and peaceful
way to get rid of the offending signal. Then get the ARRL Labs
to get on the manufacturer's case about it. Even though the
offending equipment is certified (by the manufacturer) to meet
FCC rfi specs, those specs are so loose as to allow lots of
signal to still be radiated.
--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402
ARRL Volunteer Counsel
--
Philip M. Kane P.E. / Esq
VP - General Counsel & Engineering Manager
C.S.I. Telecommunications Consulting Engineers
San Francisco, CA - Beaverton, OR
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