Hey Eddie that's a great story, one I have repeated many times over the years. Happy 2021, Mike Get BlueMail for Android _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list RFI@contestin
Joe I haven't had time to read all the other input but I can tell you it is not an arcing source or a sparking source. either one of the two would be much broader than what you're reporting. if someo
Remember in his shack he has a very good radio and a very good antenna which together increased sensitivity and allow him to hear much further away. when he goes outside with a portable and a smaller
Hey Chuck can you resend the link to your photo or send it to me please. I have trained TVA for years and I'm also the one that instructed them about the grease. If I can look at your photo I can pos
If there's no pole fire do not call the fire department to report a pole fire. That's not what the amateur radio community needs going on or you'll never get a response. The lineman doing a job gets
It's kind of early for me and my mind's a little cloudy as I had a late night last night. However, there is a really nice dish available made of lexan. It was made to be a squirrel guard for bird fee
Charlie considered using a mounted green laser sight. During the winter months when the Sun goes down it makes it very difficult to see where you're pointing. If I remember correctly, green seems to
Chuck, the ground wire is not energized the hardware that it comes in contact with is energized. All the hardware on the pole is energized by the induced voltage from the primary conductor at the top
The urgency for clearing trees is because they become energized when they're wet and the step potential around the tree is increased. People have been standing next to trees when they're energized an
Good advice Don Be safe, Mike Get BlueMail for Android _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list RFI@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi
Hey Pete can you send that to me please Be safe, Mike Martin RFI Services 51 W Bay Front Rd Lothian, MD 20711 240-508-3760 _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list RFI@contest
I've been seeing this topic for a few days now and I'm sorry I've been too busy to comment. What Ed is saying is absolutely correct. If the source of this problem is a power line noise, meaning gener
You are right Stephanie this has been needed for a very long time and we're all looking forward to it. Be safe, Mike Martin RFI Services 51 W Bay Front Rd Lothian, MD 20711 240-508-3760 _____________
That's all good stuff Eddie Be safe, Mike Martin RFI Services 51 W Bay Front Rd Lothian, MD 20711 240-508-3760 _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list RFI@contesting.com http
Well Alan guess what, that VHF receiver with the Bluetooth is on its way. I've been using a joystick or handheld VHF sniffer for over 30 years and the newest version will have Bluetooth. I've used it
Hello Chuck, I have TVA attending my workshops in pigeon forge every September for quite some time including this past month. They, as most utilities, have come a long way and realize the expense the
Couple of things that will change a noise from what's considered normal. The source of the noise or where the noise is radiating from to get to your antenna could be in a position that allows it to a
Going by your notes, a single phase pole with nothing but a pole top pin and a ground is probably one of two things. Most common and most likely would be the staple and they shouldn't be hampered in
Hello charles, that's kind of a tough question. If they corrected your problem it doesn't matter whether they spent 5 minutes or 5 hours. Many times I'm only there 10 or 15 minutes sometimes there an
I think you'll find very few of them radiate any distance away from the machine itself. On very rare occasions you'll find one that'll radiate outside the home with enough intensity to cause any issu