Odd Problem

[flashman78.livejournal.com]

Hey, I've been living in Davis since June and have been watching this community, but this is my first time posting... hi!

The reason for my post is this: I'm a graphic artist with a strange problem. I own a Wacom Graphire3 art tablet and ever since I've moved to Davis I've noticed a little jitter to my cursor whenever I use the tablet to draw. My brother has a tablet in the apartment and it has the same problem so I know it's not just my device. It renders the tablets useless since all of my strokes come out all shaky. I've tried calling Wacom directly and they think that the only explanation is that there might be a very strong source of RF interference in the area.

Is there a radio station close to Davis or has anyone had similar problems? Any solutions?

Thanks!
~Rich

Comments

[xuth.livejournal.com]

There are lots of potential RF sources. Unless you're very close to the broadcasting tower of a radio station, it will be drowned out by your many household appliances. Specifically anything with a motor and unshielded computer monitors are suspect. The RF can also be transmitted through any household wiring (electric, phone, and to a lesser extent cable). It also might be that you got lucky and there's some electronic device that happens to generate a rather strong signal on the frequencies that are most disruptive to your tablet.
As a first thing to try I would use the tablet in the center of the room away from any of the wiring in the wall. Ideally I'd run it off of a battery either connected to a notebook computer or a computer running from a UPS. If you're still having the same problems then I'm not sure what to suggest.

[push-stars.livejournal.com]

If you can, walk around the block with it. That should tell you whether or not is radio staition or something even more local. It could even by your neighbors microwave, wireless router, phone or a local transformer on a powerline.