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Very Very Strange Problem (Am at a complete loss here..)
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1555865"><p>Bingo! Call the guy and report the interference. If he's an amateur radio operator (as I am) he should be courteous about it and look for any power leaks that could cause interference. But if he's pushing a ton of power through CB, the tolerances on CB equipment is so lousy that it could be spraying signals all over the spectrum, which is illegal. I would bet that he's running way too much power for CB.</p><p></p><p>Be advised, however, that if he is a licensed amateur radio operator, while he will check his equipment to make sure it's working properly, once he knows it is working properly any interference on your end is your responsibility. There are filters that will ground out his transmissions, but it is up to you to pay for them, not him. Consumer electronics are supposed to be resistant to interference, according to the FCC regulations that govern them, including headphones.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: The difference between a licensed amateur radio operator (a HAM) and a CB-er is that hams have to takes tests and be licensed to use the equipment, but CBers don't. CBers are legally limited to 5 watts of transmitter power, but a lot of them push the signal through amplifiers (illegally), some of them to as much as 1000 watts. The CB equipment isn't made to the same tolerances as amateur operator equipment is because of the low power, so when CBers push it, the noisy signal spreads into other spectrums and can cause interference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1555865"] Bingo! Call the guy and report the interference. If he's an amateur radio operator (as I am) he should be courteous about it and look for any power leaks that could cause interference. But if he's pushing a ton of power through CB, the tolerances on CB equipment is so lousy that it could be spraying signals all over the spectrum, which is illegal. I would bet that he's running way too much power for CB. Be advised, however, that if he is a licensed amateur radio operator, while he will check his equipment to make sure it's working properly, once he knows it is working properly any interference on your end is your responsibility. There are filters that will ground out his transmissions, but it is up to you to pay for them, not him. Consumer electronics are supposed to be resistant to interference, according to the FCC regulations that govern them, including headphones. EDIT: The difference between a licensed amateur radio operator (a HAM) and a CB-er is that hams have to takes tests and be licensed to use the equipment, but CBers don't. CBers are legally limited to 5 watts of transmitter power, but a lot of them push the signal through amplifiers (illegally), some of them to as much as 1000 watts. The CB equipment isn't made to the same tolerances as amateur operator equipment is because of the low power, so when CBers push it, the noisy signal spreads into other spectrums and can cause interference. [/QUOTE]
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