Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mgweed.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!mgnetp!mgweed!rjr From: rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: Hams here getting blame for commercial TVI Message-ID: <13220@mgweed.UUCP> Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 16:46:26 EST Article-I.D.: mgweed.13220 Posted: Wed Oct 31 16:46:26 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Nov-84 06:28:51 EST Organization: AT&T Consumer Products - Montgomery Illinois Lines: 21 After receiving many calls from people in various parts of Batavia and Geneva, IL., concerning TVI to channel 5 (Chicago's NBC outlet) I started searching with a spectrum analyzer. I saw the interference at my tv also. The problem turns out to be a 30 watt paging link transmitter on a tower next to our county sheriff's office. The paging transmitter is on 75.8 MHz. I have contacted both the tower owner and the FCC, so we shall see what happens. The system has been on the air for 6 months and the local hams have been getting the blame for it all along. We are about 40 miles West of the channel 5 transmitter and the paging signal is about 10dB stronger than the tv signal at my house, about 3 miles away....... Apparently, this spectrum has just recently been authorized for this type of service. Wonder what we are in for!!!!!!! I have beeen told that these stations first go on the air as a developmental station and they must determine that they are not causing interference. Looks like these guys didn't care..... Bob K9EUI