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Hearing aid RFI
- Thread starter Mudfoot
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It's possible if the implant has any metal parts. But I would think that much more than stock CB power would be needed...........which just may be the case in this situation!
Back in the 1980's in the town I grew up in, there was a case where the voice of a guy with a high powered radio and amp could be clearly heard coming from his neighbors toaster. But only when the toaster was making toast!
Back in the 1980's in the town I grew up in, there was a case where the voice of a guy with a high powered radio and amp could be clearly heard coming from his neighbors toaster. But only when the toaster was making toast!
I heard guys come over PA at resturants, over cordless phones, TV's, powered computer speakers. That was back in the 1990's though.
You would think a human implantable device would have to be shielded better than most consumer goods fromt he 1980's and 1990's though!
I don't think it is the implant itself, rather the the mic circuit in the external piece. The microphone and transmitter are external and the implanted receiver is powered by induction, and I assume, the data is transferred digitally. It might be as simple as wrapping some foil tape around the external stuff, but since the FCC is already involved, I don't think they are on talking terms (which is unfortunate).
Same around here! Only a few operators around these parts and the distances between us are large..........
Yes gone are the days of 100 people on a NET on CB in a town or city. I remeber those days it was still a thing in the deep south in the 1990's. Today especially up North everyone is pretty far and few with large distances being the norm today. You either have huge beams and talk barefoot or a tiny one transistor amp or your on an A99 or mobile and everyone is running a significant amount of power.
The old guys that seldom run power are all talking on Laser 500 beams or the like.
Sadly a lot of people are still running splater box radio's and some questionable "builder" amps.
I wounder how Elon Musks implantables handle RF???
I live in Southeast Ohio. There is still a sizeable group of CB operators. In my Village there's around 12 people that are rather active. There's a few other small towns and villages that have a decent amount of CB'ers. The surrounding Counties have a few. I think it's mostly due to our area being economically depressed. My County is the poorest in the State. We are in Appalachia and very few of these guys have jobs. CB gives them something to do.
Still talk to the same dudes that were around when I started in the early 70's. Our local club hamfest in January still brings out a sizeable crowd of CB'ers. It's almost like a time capsule around here.
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I thought about this "hearing aid" ordeal, and realized it's a medical issue, not an FCC issue.
The answer to the "hearing aid RFI" is for the accuser to go see a specialist about it, to get it fixed or updated. The FCC knows that the manufacturer has to filter out the RFI in any equipment, especially being medically related. I'm just surprised no one has mentioned it yet, it's easier to replace the hearing aid than to blame an old radio operator for it. I think that a mobile operator driving by his house would also cause the problem to the hearing aid, that alone would let the radio operator off the hook.
I had a similar incident causing RFI to a neighbor's equipment in the 80s, and all it took was a mobile radio in a car to cause the same problem. I would get calls with complaints from my neighbor even when I wasn't on my radio. Remember both sides have to respond to the FCC complaint not just the accused, if the accuser does nothing to respond, the FCC drops the case. My neighbor found that out. There is a phone number on the letter from the FCC that the accused could call, to get help from the FCC.
We all have to remember that the FCC is on the side of the radio operator "communicating" not the accuser.
If it was up to the accuser .....
"YOU", and not just the accused, would have to turn off your transmitter forever......
What will the FCC response be? Please let us know if you find out.
73
The answer to the "hearing aid RFI" is for the accuser to go see a specialist about it, to get it fixed or updated. The FCC knows that the manufacturer has to filter out the RFI in any equipment, especially being medically related. I'm just surprised no one has mentioned it yet, it's easier to replace the hearing aid than to blame an old radio operator for it. I think that a mobile operator driving by his house would also cause the problem to the hearing aid, that alone would let the radio operator off the hook.
I had a similar incident causing RFI to a neighbor's equipment in the 80s, and all it took was a mobile radio in a car to cause the same problem. I would get calls with complaints from my neighbor even when I wasn't on my radio. Remember both sides have to respond to the FCC complaint not just the accused, if the accuser does nothing to respond, the FCC drops the case. My neighbor found that out. There is a phone number on the letter from the FCC that the accused could call, to get help from the FCC.
We all have to remember that the FCC is on the side of the radio operator "communicating" not the accuser.
If it was up to the accuser .....
"YOU", and not just the accused, would have to turn off your transmitter forever......
What will the FCC response be? Please let us know if you find out.
73
