>  JE> Maybe some leakage in the CATV cable.
 >  JE> Try something else, have Dad tune to cable channel 18, and transmit
 >  JE> anywhere on 2m.  Since 18 is half of 9, and 6m is one third of 2m, 
u
 >  Wiped out channels 17,18,19 while on 144.200 ssb.
 >  Same for anywhere from 144.150 to 147.995 on FM.
Sounds right.  Down here, there's nothing that can be done to filter out the 
2m band from Cable channel 18.  Look at the frequencies covered ;-)
 >  JE> grounding, and cable repair -should- take care of most of that,
 > but if the cable connection is corroded at the pole, or the source,
 > you're probably not going to see any difference.
 >  Would you believe a -splice- and barrel conector mess
 > in our feedline that is not supposed to be there?
Sure - that's Cable TV! 
 >  They are replacing the ENTIRE run from pole to house
 > next week.  At -their- cost not ours.
Remind them, if you're there, that Cable TV is supposed to be a 
'closed-circuit' system, free from electrical interference.
 >  JE> But, we're straying off of topic, and the moderators may jump in   
};->
 >  oops....(I did a boo-boo)
 >  Back to the topics at hand.. HAM_TECH.
;-)
   73 = Best Regards
   -Jeff KA5THB
   ka5thb@bigfoot.com
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