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My Wireless Router (Perhaps the modem) goes into a coma every time I key up the HB 813 rig.  Anyone else experience this?

Rich

Don't worry about that modem.   ;D ;D

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2280486,00.asp

Chilling

"CNBC called me this morning, asking if I could go on the air for a few minutes with Erin Burnett to discuss the announced phase-out of public Wi-Fi (802.11x) in all its forms, .........in the meantime most of the available public spectrum—including the unlicensed 2.3-GHz to 2.9-GHz spectrum—is scheduled to be auctioned off long before 2012.......Essentially the free unlicensed spectrum is going to be auctioned off starting with the 2.3-GHz to 2.9-GHz frequencies, followed by the spectrum around 5 GHz and elsewhere...... The authors of the Senate bill, Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), sent out a joint press announcement explaining the rationale as part of a modernization process that will no longer sanction unlicensed frequencies due to interference issues and market confusion. "


"It was mentioned in passing that ham radio operators will be further restricted, and the frequencies available to them will be very limited and perhaps will be sold off eventually, too."

Nice.

Wonder what the details on that are?

Anyone know the leagues position?



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Make sure you follow up on the links at the end of the article



Action you can take. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?page_id=16912 (http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?page_id=16912)

The details about the new law.http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?page_id=16912 (http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?page_id=16912)

How to stop the law. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?page_id=16912 (http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?page_id=16912)

What you need to know.  http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?page_id=16912 (http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?page_id=16912)

Carl /KPD

It was an April 1 article.  Evidently it was a spoof.  But it sure had me worried... seems like it's it's only too likely, only a matter of time.

Me too. Until I clicked on the links.
Thats why I put them at the end- so others could get he adrenalin rush

Carl /KPD

Rich,

You might have to go back to old school basics as in TVI prevention. Check your grounds and install a low pass filter on the 813 rig for starters. Maybe change the location of the router and isolate it from the ac system.-.-.-

I wired the house with shielded CAT 5 because I didn't want to listen to another wireless device. The FCC compliant  >:( computers are bad enough without spraying the surrounding area with wifi.

Mike

Gee, I'm still looking for my lost shaker of salt...

Not sure what your config is, but you might want to check your CAT 5 cables between devices, esp into your WIFI router. Most cheap CAT5 cable is nonshielded, just 8 wires in a bundle. You can replace this with shielded (foil) or even foil+braid shielded cable at a considerable expense. The foil stuff may be enough. There are fancy RJ45 connectors that are metallic to clamp the shield into, but you can also do it crudely by just fanning out the shield and connecting a ground strap there. Best that it be a real ground for RF, similar to what we used to have to worry about for TVI and RFI into stereos, phones, etc.

Standard RFI practices still work.

Ralph,
 step on a pop-top??

klc