Digibox Interference

I normally get a good signal on my digibox but it becomes unwatchable when a
neighbour uses a petrol lawnmower. Is there anything I can do to counter the
interference? (sabotaging the lawnmower isnt an option)
TIA



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"Duck" wrote in message
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I normally get a good signal on my digibox but it becomes unwatchable when
a neighbour uses a petrol lawnmower. Is there anything I can do to counter
the interference? (sabotaging the lawnmower isnt an option)

Well if you're going to narrow the options unreasonably you can't expect us
to help.

Bill

On 2007-07-29, Duck wrote:
I normally get a good signal on my digibox but it becomes unwatchable when a
neighbour uses a petrol lawnmower. Is there anything I can do to counter the
interference? (sabotaging the lawnmower isnt an option)

Sometimes replacing a non-resistor spark plug (if that's what your
neighbour's lawnmower has) with an equivalent having a built-in resistor
will help. That's if you get on well with the neighbour in question ...

Impulse interference can sometimes be suppressed by your own kit having
a good quality downlead and a good balun in the aerial. You could check
that your aerial and downlead meet current CAI standards. However if
the interference is arriving in-band via the aerial this approach will
do no good and the interference needs to be dealt with at source.

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John Phillips