Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

[Lucy Diamond]

Hi folks,

There's a ticking sound coming through all of my amps and through research and trial and error I have narrowed the issue down to my new neighbor and her wireless router.

Having here reset her router or switch to the other channel is out of the question, so how do I shield myself from her signal??



A couple of things to help you out and to make you feel better:

It is not a preamp tube issue. I checked.

The problem occurs with 5 Mesa/Boogies, 4 Marshalls and 2 Fenders.

It doesn't matter which guitar I use although my Blue Floral Jem with the Bill Lawrence L500XL is immune to this issue when I use that pickup.

The problem occurs in all rooms of my house (I checked using my Fender Champ)

It is not MY router, because I turned mine off and the problem still occurs.

It is not my cell phone and no, I don't wear a watch when I play.

It is not anything else in my house because I turned everything (yes, everything) off and it still happens.



Help me Obi-wan Kenobi. You're my only hope.

[Dr. Vegetable]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

Hardwire your router onto the channel she is using and set your computer to download terabytes of crap for the next few days. Be sure to locate the antenna as high up and as close to this neighbor as possible. After a few days, she will change her network to different settings to get it working again. Problem solved.

[Lucy Diamond]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

Even if you are being sarcastic, you are giving her too much credit. She won't know to change her settings.

[SlyFoxx]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

Veggie's idea sounds really good. Dunno if it would work but it has a real ring of the best of redneck engineering.

[LReese]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

Some suggestions, but I'm also on the DocV's bandwagon.. Make her pay!!!!

Maybe its a ground loop - you using an isolated power supply or daisy chain?

Maybe try a different length cable or if you are using pedals try eliminating them 1 by one.

[jon the art guy]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

Are you in apartments or detached homes?

If you're in detached homes, it's not her router. Not unless she's opened up her router, removed all RF shielding and jacked the output up. I'd check your guitar cord for nicks.

You can call the FCC and they'll contact her, but they may come out and do an RF sweep and find a variety of problems that need "addressing", so I'd attempt to talk to her and maybe bring your Champ over and play.

[Lucy Diamond]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

Technically, the guitars are picking up the signal.

When I twist around, it gets better or worse and when I grip the strings, it stops.

When I roll off the tone and volume, it lessons.


Isolated power supply.

Problem occurs straight into amp.

A buddy of mine just suggested wi-fi wallpaper. :/

It might work.

[chadd]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-your-own-WIFI-jammer/

Maybe she'll buy a new one if she thinks hers is broken?

[DankStar]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

I would kindly ask her to turn it off for 10 minutes to verify it is indeed the issue. Any sane person would entertain you.

If it is the issue, then you could say something like "thanks for doing that, it's really coming through my equipment after all. I'll need to think of how I can fix that on my end." She may even say how she can help at that point.

[Lucy Diamond]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

I would kindly ask her to turn it off for 10 minutes to verify it is indeed the issue. Any sane person would entertain you.

If it is the issue, then you could say something like "thanks for doing that, it's really coming through my equipment after all. I'll need to think of how I can fix that on my end." She may even say how she can help at that point.

Yeah man...I'm right there with you. We are here today because that is not an option. You did say any SANE person would entertain me. So...here we are.

[GuitarStv]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

Glue some aluminum foil to the wall where her router is. Take a copper wire and attach one end to the aluminum foil and the other end to the ground of an electrical outlet. You've just made an effective shield that should block any EM interference from the other side. Probably costs about 10-15$ in supplies.

[jon the art guy]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

Oh that's right, you're in the far east, aren't you. They don't need no stinkin' FCC regs. Get some foil, Line the back of some art or photos with it and hang them up on the wall from a picture wire. Run the picture wire to ground via a one-pole plug or to a metal building support.

[Lucy Diamond]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

Oh that's right, you're in the far east, aren't you. They don't need no stinkin' FCC regs. Get some foil, Line the back of some art or photos with it and hang them up on the wall from a picture wire. Run the picture wire to ground via a one-pole plug or to a metal building support.

Who me??

I'm in Northern New Jersey.

[jon the art guy]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

Who me??

I'm in Northern New Jersey.

Pffft. Heheheheh I've nullified myself completely in this thread now. A good day to you all, I have pressing matters at the lobotomist. (bow)

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[Gearjoneser]

Re: Neighbors Router Causing Noise.

I don't think it's her router. You said "ticking" and "touching the strings stops it." I'm thinking that DC has leaked into your ground, either from bad wiring or some appliance that has affected your grounding somehow.

I've battled this problem many times, and it's a hassle to figure out. Unplugging everything in the whole house is a good start. Also, sometimes the breakers in homes are really old and don't have enough amperage on each circuit.....we musicians use way more electricity than anyone would have decades ago.

If you figure it out, come back to this thread to let us know.