[HQRP] Re: RFI & Reliant Energy

[Rud Merriam]

I'm not in Reliants area but someone should get a written statement of that
policy and send it to the FCC. I expect the FCC would drop on them like a
few tons of bricks since the regulations are that power companies shouldn't
be generating RFI.

Consider if an emergency vehicle couldn't communicate at a location because
of power line RFI.

Rud Merriam
K5RUD
Please note change of address to k5rud@arrl.net


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Cc: <tmyers@AcademicPlanet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 7:34 PM
Subject: [HQRP] RFI & Reliant Energy


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> Mark
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> From: "tmyers" <tmyers@AcademicPlanet.com>
> To: "NARS" <nars@mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 17:01:01 -0500
> Subject: [NARS] RFI & Reliant Energy
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> Reply-To: "tmyers" <tmyers@AcademicPlanet.com>
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> I have been talking with John Phillips, ARRL's EMC/RFI Engineer, about
> the trouble I have been having with RFI.  For those of you who don't
> know, I have RFI from power line sources (severe) and have been working
> with Reliant Energy for going on five months now.  They come out find a
> problem, own up to it but it never seems to get fixed.  They have
> quieted some small ones using penetrox/noalox to suppress the spark.
> Reliant says it is a long term solution.  However the ARRL disagrees
> with this.
>
> The WORST NEWS is Reliant Energy has started charging $100 per hour,
> paid up front with out guarantee of a resolution to go out on RFI calls.
> Currently this policy to charge seems to be coming only from "selected
> Service Centers" within Reliant Energy.  This has been verified by John
> at the ARRL.
>
> John is currently putting together a case on RFI for the FCC.  He would
> like to have some input from hams who have dealt with RFI within
> Reliant's system.  He is interested in time of resolution, was the cure
> long term,  how many trips did it take to resolve the problem and was it
> a fix or a temporary patch.   Also he is interested in cases that were
> claimed to be UNRESOLVEABLE by Reliant.
>
> He would like your success or failure "war stories" to be e-mailed to
> him and these can be just a short informal e-mail notes to
> K2QAI@arrl.org (John's e-mail at headquarters).  Use the subject line
> above in your message (RFI & Reliant).
>
> I hope those of you who have had dealings with Reliant involving RFI
> issues will take time to write John.  Reliant's performance has already
> gotten national attention in this area and it seems that is not likely
> to improve unless something happens.
>
> Houston we have a problem.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
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