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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>O mesmo já aconteceu aqui em Portugal, á
uns bons anos, na estação de satélites da CPRM em Alfouvar (Sintra).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Tinham uma interferência terrível num dos
downlinks dum satélite, para propriamente na parabólica que apanha o satélite
do oriente, ou seja a parabólica que está quase na vertical.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Depois de mudar equipamentos, sem qualquer
melhoria, um dos elementos da equipa lembrou-se de ir para rua com o analisador
á procura da interferência.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Colocou-se o equipamento numa viatura e
por triangulação identificou-se uma pequena e antiga casa de habitação. Resultado,
a interferência era provocada por um amplificador de televisão, colocado no
mastro, que devido ás intempéries entrou em auto oscilação em 11ghz. Como a
localização da casa, estava coberta por um dos lóbulos da antena, o
amplificador de antena tinha muito mais sinal que o satélite.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>73´s de CT1EMY<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>De:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
cluster-bounces@radio-amador.net [mailto:cluster-bounces@radio-amador.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Em nome de </span></b><st1:PersonName
ProductID="João Gonçalves" w:st="on">João Gonçalves</st1:PersonName> Costa<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Enviada:</span></b> segunda-feira, 7 de
Setembro de 2009 13:16<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Para:</span></b> 'Resumo Noticioso
Electrónico ARLA'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Assunto:</span></b> ARLA/CLUSTER: FCC só
estará preocupada com pre-amp. de TV que interferem na rede de telemóveis...!?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt'><a
href="http://zettabuy.com/images/mant310.jpg"></a><a
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<h1><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>FCC
cites California resident over defective indoor tv antenna <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>You
may find this one hard to believe, but the FCC has issued a Citation to
California resident <strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:
Verdana'>Irma Frausto</span></font></b></strong> for using a defective
amplified indoor television antenna in the residence in the city of Compton.
One that she could not possibly know was playing havoc with a nearby cellular
telephone site. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Amateur
Radio Newsline's <strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Bruce
Tennant, K6PZW</span></font></b></strong>, has more:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>On
August 13th agents from the Los Angeles FCC Office investigated a complaint that
something was interfering with the operation of a Verizon cellular site. The
agents T-hunted the interference to the Frausto's residence. <br>
Further investigation revealed that the source of the interfering signal was a
Philips model MANT 300 amplified television antenna installed on top of a
television set in the Fausto home..</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Apparently
the antennas internal amplifier <strong><b><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>had broken into self-oscillation on 840.356 MHz</span></font></b></strong>.
The spur was strong enough to interfere with the input to a Verizon local cell
site. And you would think that’s where iot would all end. Disconnect the
faulty antenna and problem solved. But that’s not where this story ends.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>On
August 20th the FCC issued a Citation to Irma Fausto naming her as the
responsible party. Why the FCC chose to issue a Citation rather than the usual
warning letter or any letter at all is not explained.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>And
if we may editorialize a moment, even stranger is the demand by the FCC that
Ms. Fausto respond to the Citation and specify what actions have been taken to
correct the violation when its likely all she would do is return it to where
she bought it or throw the thing in the nearest garbage can. At least
that’s what we would do.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>We
also wonder if the FCC intends to follow up with Philips to make certain that
no other MANT 300 amplified indoor antenna is causing similar problems
elsewhere in the United States. One would think that Phillips is the
responsible party in this scenario since it was the one who manufactured <br>
the defective amplified antenna in the first place.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Lastly we must ask why so much emphasis is being put on
reprimanding a citizen for something beyond her control when there are far more
important matters to contend. </span></font></b></strong><b><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><u><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>This
definitely includes cleaning up the now almost two decade old rats nest of
jamming, filthy language, illegal broadcasting and other violations found on
14.275 MHz in the <st1:metricconverter ProductID="20 meter" w:st="on">20 meter</st1:metricconverter>
band</span></font></u></b></strong><strong><b><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>. Violations that the FCC seems to be turning a
blind eye to no matter how much the ham radio community complains</span></font></b></strong></span></font></b><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>For
the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm <strong><b><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'>Bruce Tennant, K6PZW</span></font></b></strong>,
reporting and editorializing from Los Angeles.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Oh
yes. Those of you interested in a good lesson in government bureaucratese can
read the entire text of the Citation issued to Irma Fausto at </span></font><a
href="http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-292933A1.html" target="_blank"><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-292933A1.html</span></font></a><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Fonte: CGC, FCC, ARNewsline™</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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