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Re: Extreme RF Noise source locating



Hi Les,=20

Well, there is only one sure way to find out if it's the "Vacationers Home"=
. Just pull their meter can out, and when the backup batteries have died, a=
nd you now have 'Wireless Peace' in the neighborhood, you hit a winner!

Guaranteed success.

Then, when the vacationing neighbor gets back from vacation, find 2 or 3 ol=
d microwaves at the junk yard, and bypass the closed door safety switch. Ai=
m those puppies at the house, and when nothing works at the neighbor's hous=
e, he will be calling up all kinds of folks to figure it out. After a while=
 he will get very paranoid and after a little while longer, a 'For Sale' si=
gn will go up... peace will then reign in the neighborhood again. Now, if h=
e starts looking really tanned, and it's actually cold outside and overcast=
, turn down the settings on the microwaves to Low, or leave some SPF cream =
at his door step.

Well, it's a nice thought anyway. It gets straight to the heart of the prob=
lem.

Disclaimer: No, this is humor for those who are just looking in, and might =
want to report me to the authorities. Do not try this at home or at anyone =
else's home, just humor.=20

...and now seriously, if there is that much interference for that great an =
area, it is not usually because of everyday items that can be bought by a h=
omeowner. I only know of one customer who had an old 'Ademco' wireless syst=
em that was affected by his new garage opener. And that is within the realm=
 of 'close encounters of a wireless kind'. To reach out across multiple hou=
ses, would be something like the 'power transformer sharing' mentioned by R=
TS. Also, not always thought of, high intensity heat lamps for "Greenhouses=
" aka 'CovertWeedFarming' can be a major cause. Those absolutely will disru=
pt even internet communications in a neighborhood enough to cause the "Cabl=
e Police" to investigate.

I don't think that I would try to find out the frequency as much as I would=
 want to just find the 'high intensity wave source'. I do use a bulb-type m=
eter that indicates how much power in being put out and it is tri-axis dire=
ctional. Though, I don't know if I would go thru a neighborhood aiming that=
 device at homes...I would be rounded up pretty fast by the nut police.

The serious problem with your dilemma is that even if you find out it is su=
ch and such neighbor, he or she will probably think that you are crazy. And=
, even if they believe you, they are most probably not going to change anyt=
hing in their house for anyone. Back to square one.

I am sure that you are using your own security brand that you like and are =
familiar with, but perhaps, just perhaps, trying out a different brand  for=
 this customer, using a different wireless frequency could have some benefi=
cial effects. Obviously, you have a serious problem in that the wireless de=
vices are not communicating and therefore, no reliable security.=20

In regards to the possibility of a cellular-phone home amplifier that can b=
e fitted on a roof, and wired down to a ceiling to an internal antenna, tha=
t kind of device would not cause interference to other homes because of its=
 power intensity. If that was true, anyone within close range of any cellul=
ar tower would always have serious interference.=20

...mm, maybe just maybe, there is the possibility of some old-bat living in=
 the neighborhood who was drying her hair in her sixties-era dryer that sho=
rt-circuited,... and she's now lit up like a Blazing Christmas Tree... the =
vacationer's mother-in-law?

Enjoy.



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