Greetings all,
About 2 years ago a serious static and clicking issue started at my home base that makes enjoying our hobby almost impossible. Channels 1 thru 40, am and ssb are the same. A friend with a mobile ham rig says there is interference in the 10 and 12 meter bands as wellI. I went thru my house checking for any noise sources and checked my equipment. Finding no problems at home I took a walk around the neighborhood with my Uniden hand held 40 channel.. I live in a city setting with houses 10' from each other. At the end of my block about 100' away I found some interference coming from a utility pole in the alley. I called the utility company and the technicians that came out were fantastic, replacing insulators and grounds but the problem persisted. I continued to search and near the utility pole I found a house that has cameras that are throwing a severe clicking and 7-9 s unit static 24 hours a day. I positively know the problem is coming from this house. The owner is rather reclusive and has 6 cameras on the house. After much debate I filled out a complaint form with the FCC. The online form has drop down boxes that have different issues listed and 11 meter receiving interference is one of the choices. In the comment section I described in even more detail my problem. Within 12 hours I received a response asking does the neighbor have an electric fence (which they don't) and
stating this case is closed. I had held out hope since they acknowledged interference disrupting 11 meter reception they might help. Lesson learned. I realize 11 meters is not something the feds are worried about. I'm at the point of selling off my base equipment and just keeping my mobile when traveling. Thanks for reading this long post. The neighbor is not approachable so I absolutely don't know what to do.
About 2 years ago a serious static and clicking issue started at my home base that makes enjoying our hobby almost impossible. Channels 1 thru 40, am and ssb are the same. A friend with a mobile ham rig says there is interference in the 10 and 12 meter bands as wellI. I went thru my house checking for any noise sources and checked my equipment. Finding no problems at home I took a walk around the neighborhood with my Uniden hand held 40 channel.. I live in a city setting with houses 10' from each other. At the end of my block about 100' away I found some interference coming from a utility pole in the alley. I called the utility company and the technicians that came out were fantastic, replacing insulators and grounds but the problem persisted. I continued to search and near the utility pole I found a house that has cameras that are throwing a severe clicking and 7-9 s unit static 24 hours a day. I positively know the problem is coming from this house. The owner is rather reclusive and has 6 cameras on the house. After much debate I filled out a complaint form with the FCC. The online form has drop down boxes that have different issues listed and 11 meter receiving interference is one of the choices. In the comment section I described in even more detail my problem. Within 12 hours I received a response asking does the neighbor have an electric fence (which they don't) and
stating this case is closed. I had held out hope since they acknowledged interference disrupting 11 meter reception they might help. Lesson learned. I realize 11 meters is not something the feds are worried about. I'm at the point of selling off my base equipment and just keeping my mobile when traveling. Thanks for reading this long post. The neighbor is not approachable so I absolutely don't know what to do.