Scott:
I've got a handheld Icom T-8 that will do air band in AM also my Kenwood
mobile rig receives AM air band; however, I don't have access to all of
the line. A lot of the line (in fact probably half of the newly
reworked section) runs up from the road and behind people's houses where
I would be trespassing.
Pat
wa4tuk
On 4/15/2012 7:49 PM, Scott Yost wrote:
> Pat,
>
> My go-to tracking radio had always been a Pilot Pal portable.
>
>
> Link below:
>
>
> http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/novatech_pilot_pal.html
>
> The ferrite antenna rotated and could be easily employed to track down an
> arc, using the radio's S-meter and gain control. This radio was made for
> DF'ing.
>
>
> Various models were produced. All covered LW, and the BCB, plus one other
> band. For that 3rd band, some tuned up to about 6 Mhz; others the CB band,
> and another model the VHF aircraft band.
>
> Until my current
> HF frequency-specific arc (which I believe I have finally localized using
> an HFDF unit from National RF), it had never let me down in tracking a power
> line arc.
>
>
> Scott
> NM8R
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: dalej<dj2001x@comcast.net>
> To: Patrick<wa4tuk-rf@comcast.net>
> Cc: rfi@contesting.com
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [RFI] Line noise KUB Knoxville
>
> If it's that strong, it's most likely close to your house. Walk the power
> lines with a radio that can tune to the air band, in AM mode. You may find
> it and to a pole. Then contact the power company. They are obligated to
> correct this if it is one of their power lines or components. You also might
> walk around after dark and look for arcing hardware.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Dale, k9vuj
>
>
> On 15, Apr 2012, at 15:50, Patrick wrote:
>
>> All:
>>
>> Just starting in the past few days I've got an S9 plus 20db buzz that is
>> easily heard on a AM car radio over a half mile or more that
>> unfortunately peaks near my home. It completely wiped out a local
>> station on 670kHz as I returned home yesterday.
>>
>> The local lines and poles were replaced just a few months ago by Pike
>> because of the age of the poles and frequent power outages. Not because
>> of any complaint from me. I did think I'd be relatively free of noise
>> for a while, so go figure.
>>
>> I've pulled the main feed to the house and heard no change.
>>
>> I can do a pretty decent job of nulling the noise with an MFJ-1026 and
>> my opinion is that I'm hearing a single source.
>>
>> I intend to wait until we get some rain to see what may happen. It's
>> dusty dry here at present. One more clue.
>>
>> I used to know some of the radio guys at KUB but they have all retired
>> and I dread making the call to them. I expect to be sent to the
>> department dealing with wireless meter complaints and other cranks.
>>
>> Do any of you have any contacts at KUB or perhaps know what the name
>> might be of the internal department that handles RFI trouble?
>>
>> Pat
>> wa4tuk
>> _______________________________________________
>>
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