Local Radio Station Interference - More serious than a Notch Filter?

[dparana]

My local radio station is broadcasting on 103.9 and has an output power of 3kW. The problem is that it is causing alot of interference with my scanner, especially when scanning in the aircraft and government freqs from 118.0 to about 148.0 mhz. For example, when I pick up the local commuter plane coming into land at Bradford Airport on the 123.075 Unicom, all I hear is the radio station, not the aircraft. I am quite close to the station and antenna, I would say around 600 feet or so. I can actually hear the radio station through my computer speakers and can pick it up with my scanner without having an antenna plugged into it. I am using a Radio Shack PRO-60 and can unplug the rubber ducky antenna and the station comes in loud and clear. Because of this, I am worried that if I spend money on a notch filter, it still will not do any good. Does anyone have any recommendations to help with this dilemma (other than the obvious....Move).

Any help is greatly appreciated,
Dave

 

[MacombMonitor]

Extreme conditions call for extreme measures!

 

[KB8UYC]

HAAAHAHAAAA!!!!

That is great!

As for the problem, i am not sure that a filter would do you any good. Living that close to a radio station and you can hear them coming through your pc speakers is a problem, perhaps the radio station is the one that needs to put filters in line. If you are a licensed Ham Operator you could claim that the radio station is causing interference to your station, but unless you are you have to just deal with the interference. Perhaps try the ATT function if your scanner has it.


Eric

 

[John_M]

An FM Trap will help some. Some of the FM Traps out there are tunable so you can get the most out of your FM Trap for the given FM station in your area. The only way to find out if one will help is to try one.

http://www.parelectronics.com/scanner.htm

 

[dsviper22]

Extreme conditions call for extreme measures!

HAHAHA!!!

 

[unitcharlie]

I am quite close to the station and antenna, I would say around 600 feet or so.

Dave, I think if I lived that close to a 3kv source of rf I would move.... or coil enough wire around my abode to make a Farady cage. Good luck......