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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>No it is not something to consider. They are 50,000 watts day and night (with different patterns).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>This email address is no longer being used – Your message has gone to nowhere land.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> bars <bars-bounces@w1hh.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Craig Davidson via bars<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 11, 2023 1:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'BARS Reflector' <bars@w1hh.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bars] WRKO RFI on 14.280 MHz<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Thanks Tom,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>I first assumed an overload case, but using the input attenuators, or using a terrible antenna (a two foot piece of coax) I think would eliminate the cause as being a front end overload.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>The other concerning clue is this just started happening a few days ago. It could be that WRKO increased transmitter power at that point, but not being familiar with broadcast operations I'm not sure it that's even reasonable to consider. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>I do see this on two receivers, and both receivers are direct conversion front ends (IC-7300 and ANAN 7000 DLE), so don't know if that is a factor.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>If this was ongoing from when I first set up my shack a few months ago I would be less suspicious of some change at WRKO.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>I did see that they have a night antenna pattern, so that's a good reminder to check out the interference level tonight. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>I have attached a video of the interference while using a two foot piece of unterminated coax. The signal level is at around a S5-S7<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>73, Craig <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="ydpa19dea3cyahoo_quoted_7087062006"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 12:40:46 PM EST, Tom Walsh <<a href="mailto:k1tw@comcast.net">k1tw@comcast.net</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224><div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Hi Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I am a mere 2-3 miles from WRKO’s transmitter site and there is no detectable signal at my QTH on 14.280 even with my beam pointed at their transmitter site. I will try listening again after dark when they shift to a night antenna pattern.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Craig, if you are an ARRL member, you can also reach out to their Lab folks in Newington for advice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Please look at this web page from ARRL <a href="http://www.arrl.org/broadcast-station" target="_blank">http://www.arrl.org/broadcast-station</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>This may explain what is probably occurring at Craig’s QTH which is very close to the WRKO transmitter site in Burlington. It also suggest remedies such as reducing the receiver input sensitivity. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>From the ARRL page and I quote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>“In ARRL’s experience, however, the majority of broadcast interference reports arise because the fundamental signal overloads sensitive amateur receivers. In that case, the additional filtering or attenuation necessary to protect the receiver must be installed by the amateur operator.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>73,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Tom K1TW<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224yqt78161><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> bars <<a href="mailto:bars-bounces@w1hh.org">bars-bounces@w1hh.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Craig Davidson via bars<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 11, 2023 10:48 AM<br><b>To:</b> Christopher Lennon <<a href="mailto:kwaj.speedo@gmail.com">kwaj.speedo@gmail.com</a>>; ARTHUR PIZER <<a href="mailto:apizer@comcast.net">apizer@comcast.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:n1hts@comcast.net">n1hts@comcast.net</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Craig Davidson via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bars] WRKO RFI on 14.280 MHz<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Hi Jim,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I think If it's actually a spur from the station then a filter wont help.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This morning, I am able to see the 680 KHz station at 21.280 MHz using *NO* antenna, but just a short two foot piece of coax connected to the rig. I see it on both of my receivers.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From Art - NF1A</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224ydpd1947c4cyiv1156873520msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>"I could not hear it at my home station on 14280 tried 4 antennas various polarizations including hex beam at 40 ft pointed south. I live just north of the Billerica Country Club golf course. Let me know if it still persists. I may throw my Grundig G6 in the car and drive around and monitor the next time I run errands in Burlington.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224ydpd1947c4cyiv1156873520msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224ydpd1947c4cyiv1156873520msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Art<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>NF1A"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Thanks for your report Art.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Since I have the signal with a terrible antenna (short piece of coax), and it responds like a normal signal to attenuation, can I assume my digital front-ends are not overloaded? Is it more likely I'm seeing the 21'st harmonic spur from a station a few miles away? Also - this just started a few days ago - no real change to my setup.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>-Craig, K1CWD</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224ydp6bdd7b3yahoo_quoted_6718020616"><div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 10:32:06 AM EST, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="mailto:n1hts@comcast.net" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>n1hts@comcast.net</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="mailto:n1hts@comcast.net" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>n1hts@comcast.net</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>> wrote: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224ydp6bdd7b3yiv2842130633><div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>If AM stations are bleeding in, buy a filter. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="https://kf7p.com/KF7P/Morgan_Filters.html" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Morgan Filters (kf7p.com)</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>jim </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On 02/10/2023 7:19 PM Christopher Lennon <</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="mailto:kwaj.speedo@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>kwaj.speedo@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>> wrote: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I live in Bedford. I hear 680kHz loud and clear, but that is WBEZ. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I only have an SDR receiver with a simple wire antenna set up at the moment. I didn't hear anything on 14.280. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Chris W2BPL </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Fri, Feb 10, 2023, 12:32 PM ARTHUR PIZER <</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="mailto:apizer@comcast.net" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>apizer@comcast.net</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>> wrote: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Hi all I’ve been sending these replies from my iPhone voice to text feature from my cafeteria during lunch at work so I apologize for any typographical errors or that is to say transcription errors when I get home I will give a listen for my shack tonight 73 Art </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On 02/10/2023 12:27 PM Craig Davidson via bars <</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>bars@w1hh.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>> wrote: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Thanks for all the replies from everyone. I'm not sure if everyone sees the replies through the reflector, but wanted to add some additional info: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I have two rigs, an ANAN 7000 and an IC-7300. Both rigs see the AM signal at 14.280. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I can tell it's WRKO because I switch to the AM band and hear the same dialog on their station. Of course, their station is booming because I'm only a few miles away. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>There is no overload condition on the front-ends of either receiver that I can tell. I can reduce the input attenuation and the signal is still there, although reduced somewhat with the attenuation, which is to be expected I think if it's actually interference being picked up by the antenna, as opposed to an RFI path after the front-end. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I have two wire antennas with two separate feedlines, and have the interference on both antenna's. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>This just started recently, and can't correlate it to any change I made in my station. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Thanks, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Craig </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224ydp6bdd7b3yiv2842130633m_-6761788924976599268ydp61924819yahoo_quoted_6533687204"><div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 11:32:10 AM EST, Craig Davidson via bars <</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>bars@w1hh.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>> wrote: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div id="ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224ydp6bdd7b3yiv2842130633m_-6761788924976599268ydp61924819yiv0830870119"><div><div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Good Morning, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Has anybody else noticed interference at 14.280 from the WRKO station broadcasting at 680 KHz? </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>This seems to have started a few days ago. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I'm pretty sure it's not receiver overload on my end, but actual out-of-band stuff generated by the station (granted that my QTH is very close to the transmitter in Burlington). </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I tried calling the station numbers I had available but just get voicemail. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Anybody deal with this before, or have good contact info for the station engineer? </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Thanks, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Craig, K1CWD </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________ <br>bars mailing list <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a 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id=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224ydp6bdd7b3yiv2842130633yqtfd71456><p class=ydpa19dea3cyiv3375061224msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________ <br>bars mailing list <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>bars@w1hh.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> </span><span 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