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Call Sign : 108-CT-255 Posts : 157 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2020-04-24 QTH or Location : Fife Scotland Equipment Used : Squawk Boxes & Wires - Both Annoy the other half :)
Subject: EMC ?? - You have to Smile Tue Sep 22, 2020 10:49 am
Spotted this little ditty on the BBC News Website and it made me smile .
It's great to see not only us poor radio folk have to try and put up with EMC .
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54239180
73's
Graeme.
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: EMC ?? - You have to Smile Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:09 am
Ha! Ha!
No one gives a cr*p when it's us 1%'ers putting up with EMC. Nice to see it afflicting other aspects of 'radio' - maybe something will finally be done about it all! (I won't hold my breath though.)
Nice one Graeme, gave me my smile for the day
All the best, Victor
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Red Fox Senior contributor
Call Sign : 108-CT-255 Posts : 157 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2020-04-24 QTH or Location : Fife Scotland Equipment Used : Squawk Boxes & Wires - Both Annoy the other half :)
Subject: Re: EMC ?? - You have to Smile Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:14 am
Ha Ha,
I had to smile when they tried a replacement cable programme and waited 18 months before walking around with a detector and found the issue
I would love to see the TV that caused it
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2516 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: EMC ?? - You have to Smile Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:17 am
LOL The old TVI getting it's own back on technology
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2516 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: EMC ?? - You have to Smile Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:22 am
I wish they would do a cable replacement here. 5 Bungalows where i am 4 get twice as fast internet speed than me. To make it 100 times worse my son has his own bt line and he get's the full speed. One of the many engineers did say it could be the mail cable from the cabinet but they won't change it. Every time i complain they send me a new smart hub 2 witch i get good money for on the bay lol.
John123 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4130 Times Thanked : 148 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: EMC ?? - You have to Smile Tue Sep 22, 2020 1:05 pm
I saw that article too, Graeme and it made me chuckle as well.
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: EMC ?? - You have to Smile Wed Sep 23, 2020 4:43 pm
Seems Ofcom also covered the story
They also had a story about a faulty wireless doorbell preventing people from locking/unlocking their cars :-
Ofcom - When ding dong goes wrong
Also a more serious case of air traffic control being affected in Glasgow :-
Ofcom engineers shine a light on interference
They might seem to be doing b*gger all about interference to our beloved CB, but you've got to admit that they are doing a good job!
saltire Contributor
Posts : 61 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2020-05-15 QTH or Location : North east scotland. Equipment Used : Stryker 955/Gainmaster .AnyTone778V/U(crap dont buy one!), icom 7300.
Subject: Re: EMC ?? - You have to Smile Wed Sep 23, 2020 5:17 pm
Light bulbs
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: EMC ?? - You have to Smile Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:33 pm
Yup, light bulbs!
These 'Edison' bulbs that look like vintage incandescents actually have a string of LED 'filaments' and associated driver circuitry. RF noisy as heck!
(Doesn't help that the Ofcom story showed a real incandescent bulb which generally doesn't cause interference.)
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