Ignacy, I sent you a more detailed message direct. Have you got a VHF yagi you could more accurately pinpoint its direction? If so, does the VHF noise match the HF noise? Helps a lot if the noise goe
Jim, Reminds me of Gunsmoke. When tracking the bad guys, they look for clues to make sure its the right tracks :-). Chuck W4NBO I have chased down 160m and 80m noise sources that were miles away and,
I do not have this solar issue, yet...but have been following with great interest this thread as well as others. Residential solar, around here, is very rare to see, so far...probably due to electric
Great topic Mike. Looking forward to suggestions. Have a switcher on 6m right now somewhere, hope its in my house. I have 2x 817 & a tinySA also. I have played with the tinySA for hunting these witho
At what distance would one typically notice residential solar system noise on HF? I'm lucky so far, none around me. And to tell the truth I am not aware of any in the area. I'm in SW TN. My county is
Good story. It can be done with diligence. Unless you are lucky, you have to put considerable time and effort into it. The knowledge in this group is enormous. And getting someone at the util to help
Looking back in the archives of this group should yield what you seek. Pay particular note of Ed Hare's response on the subject for regulatory standards. Part 15 mentions "harmful". I guess what is h
Oh, I would try to exhaust all other tactful ways of getting it fixed before pointing out reg's to them. If they worked with you 7-8 years ago then likely they will now. But I understand if you are t
I snooped on your QTH. Nice remote area with single phase lines. I am jealous :-). 73 Chuck W4NBO With all the great input from Ed, I now know the "lay of the land", i.e. what administrative tools an
Jim, I thought the same thing. That is my best lesson learned tracking power line rfi. Noise seems to be everywhere when out tracking in the field. Every pole has some around here near field. To be a
My situation is different. In over 20 years of power pole rfi (gets fixed, good for months, another crops up), all of my "harmful" ones have been within 2-3 city blocks, usually less. An old 7.2kv 3
Jim this description is spot on. If you live in a neighborhood, take a good portable battery operated receiver (FT817, KX2, etc) with a wire hung in your backyard. Take readings of noise floor, birdi
We do not get enough credit for tracking these things down. If you think about it, we are providing a free preventative maintenance service for the power co. And possibly life saving issues associate
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! I am currently on Cable internet. Modem to WiFi router and system is RF/birdie quiet. The county is installing fiber and I can save up to 20 bucks a month it looks like a
Thanks Dan. Good to know. If i did get unlucky I could try other ONT's other than their supplied one and if worse come to worse go back to cable i have now which is noise free. We just became eligibl
Thanks Richard. Yep I have CAT6 (sheilded) between the cable modem and WIFI router now (no wired ethernet), no RFI. Would be just replacing the cable modem with optical. 73 Chuck W4NBO Happy Thanksgi
Thanks Jim. I could ditch the external SMPS for a linear solution after they are gone. Yep I have a cable modem to WIFI router now per your advice, converted all to WIFI and no RFI. So I would just b
There maybe (likely) lots of noise out there unrelated to the noise in your receiver. Seems to me like most every pole around here has some noise when dfing. If you think its a power pole and you thi
True. I write the frequency, as determined by analyzer, on my handheld yagi's with a sharpie. Chuck W4NBO 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list RFI@contesting.
Being as we are on the subject :-) You guys have skillfully helped me in the past locate some awful nearby 120hz sources and I appreciate it. I have been casually tracking a 120hz source since the su