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Title: Identifying Broadband interference using AM radio tuned to 612 KHz
Post by: Pengi on January 14, 2015, 06:43:28 PM
How to Identify Broadband Interference (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW0ZXh5pIoA#ws)

A telephone engineer that was fitting a new master phone socket (in readiness for BT Infinity) used the radio tuned to 612 KHz on the medium wave to identify interference on the line - it turned out to be Solwise home plugs, which I have now ditched
Title: Re: Identifying Broadband interference using AM radio tuned to 612 KHz
Post by: MJKERR on January 14, 2015, 06:51:44 PM
I use inSSIDer and have updated some routers to a different channel
It is amazing how many people only use the default channel
Title: Re: Identifying Broadband interference using AM radio tuned to 612 KHz
Post by: austinbob on January 14, 2015, 06:54:32 PM
Quote from: Pengi on January 14, 2015, 06:43:28 PM
A telephone engineer that was fitting a new master phone socket (in readiness for BT Infinity) used the radio tuned to 612 KHz on the medium wave to identify interference on the line - it turned out to be Solwise home plugs, which I have now ditched
Well I never  - I've never seen that before - incredible. You learn something new every day?
:o
Title: Re: Identifying Broadband interference using AM radio tuned to 612 KHz
Post by: petercharlesfagg on January 15, 2015, 09:56:51 AM
Quote from: mjkerr on January 14, 2015, 06:51:44 PM
I use inSSIDer and have updated some routers to a different channel
It is amazing how many people only use the default channel

I for one, wouldn't know any different!

I have a router and I merely switch it on or off, anything else is meaningless, UNLESS someone shows me how?

Regards, Peter.
Title: Re: Identifying Broadband interference using AM radio tuned to 612 KHz
Post by: Malc on January 15, 2015, 10:54:17 AM
I don't think he means changing channels on a standard Ethernet switch/router, I think he means a WiFi  router that you get to connect your lappy.