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Re: [RFI] Power pole equipment/smart meters.

To: "'Mike - W5JR'" <w5jr.lists@gmail.com>, "'KD7JYK DM09'" <kd7jyk@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Power pole equipment/smart meters.
From: "Michael C Martin" <mike@rfiservices.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:46:26 -0400
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They can relay from meter to meter as well as from
the meter to a repeater that is usually mounted to
streetlight brackets utilizing the photo cells
mount as a power supply access point.

Michael C. Martin
RFI Services
PO Box 411
Traceys Landing, MD 20779
240.508.3760
mike@rfiservices.com
www.rfiservices.com


-----Original Message-----
From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Mike - W5JR
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 8:59 AM
To: KD7JYK DM09
Cc: rfi@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RFI] Power pole equipment/smart
meters.

Our smart meter utilizes the 896/935 commercial
band. It's polled by their prominent "mountain"
site. I receive an email when the mains disconnect
from the co-op and when they reconnect. 

tnx
Mike / W5JR
Alpharetta GA

> On Jul 26, 2016, at 1:05 AM, KD7JYK DM09
<kd7jyk@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> : Probably SmartGrid equipment.  Could be
wireless on any range of freqs.
> 
> I've always wondered about that stuff.  We were
switched over to smart 
> meters a few years ago.  Fortunately no RFI and
they operate on 900 
> MHz and
> 2.4 GHz.  I was told by several meter readers
and techs in the are 
> that they relay to repeaters in the area.  I'm
out in the desert.  
> There is no other equipment for several miles,
nothing on any poles 
> that's ever been seen and the hills with
communications equipment are ten to fifteen miles
out.
> 
> What could these new meters possibly be sending
to?  I can't imagine 
> their range much more than to get across my
land.
> 
> Kurt
> 
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