On 6/24/2012 10:38 PM, Charlie Gallo wrote:
> Hi Gang,
> Yesterday, when a friend came over for FD, we decided to try and chase down
> some of the nouse issues at my QTH. Well, we found some nasty noise that
> turned off with circuit breaker 18 in my house. OK, not problem right?
> Wrong, because other than 2 lightbulbs (incandescent) and 2 outlets that have
> nothing plugged in, I can't FIND anything on circuit 18!! I KNOW, there MUST
> be more - and that I'm missing something, but like a LOT of old houses, I
> really have NO idea exactly what is on circuit 18
>
> Is there any way to track RFI inside the house to a closer location than
> using my ham rig with outside antenna?
Yes. I'm not familiar with it, but I've seen a device that puts a low
level signal onto a circuit. Then the circuit can be traced using a
probe. It can show the route within inches from one end to the other as
well as branches. That is the total sum of my knowledge of that device.
73
Roger (K8RI)
>
> BTW, the kitchen renovation installed some of those new under cabinet LED
> lights - boy they are BAD - but no idea where the power supplies are - my
> thing - leave them OFF when on the air
>
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