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From: parnass@ihuxf.UUCP (Robert S. Parnass, AJ9S)
Newsgroups: net.audio,net.tv
Subject: Re: curing interference to TV and stereo
Message-ID: <1704@ihuxf.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Jan-84 15:33:30 EST
Article-I.D.: ihuxf.1704
Posted: Thu Jan 12 15:33:30 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 13-Jan-84 07:08:21 EST
References: <1702@ihuxf.UUCP>, <139@ihopa.UUCP>
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       Dave Burris asserts:

	     "I	thought	the law	required the offending	transmitter
	    to correct the problem. To the best	of my knowledge, it
	    is illegal for ANY transmitter to interfere	 with  com-
	    mercial  transmissions. Depending on how diplomatic	you
	    feel,  you	can  require  the  person  who	 owns	the
	    transmitter	 to  pay for correcting	the problem or con-
	    tact the FCC."


       This is not true!

       My new neighbors	contacted the FCC, complaining that my ama-
       teur  radio  transmitter	interfered with	their TV.  Their TV
       did experience interference, along with their  VCR,  Western
       Electric	Trimline (R) telephone,	and cassette deck.

       The FCC requested that I	 demonstrate  to  the  complainants
       that  my	 transmissions	did not	interfere with my own TV. I
       complied	and was	absolved from any further responsibility.

       Although	I was advised by the FCC that I	had  no	 obligation
       to  repair  the complainants' equipment,	I voluntarily spent
       many hours installing filters in	their sets and	putting	 up
       an  outside  antenna  for  them.	 This was just to be a good
       neighbor.



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