In my search for property on which to build a new home we have come across several lots that are in proximity to 138kV overhead distribution systems. One lot, in particular, is within 150 ft of such
We are selling our home and 10 acres here in Florida. Along one side of the property is a similar power line, about 7 years old now. It is dead quiet. My Elmer lives almost under a similar line and
I've always wondered about this but have been afraid to ask a stupid question. How do you know what voltage the lines are around you? Is it marked somewhere on the towers/poles? I have some HV towers
Are those lines dead quiet when it is drizzling/foggy/misting etc? My experiences with those lines is that under those conditions, they get really noisy. I have been able to hear them audibly crackli
Larry, In know a few people who live near lines like that and tell me they don't have problems. Every time I've been around lines like that I've had problems. In S. Amherst, Ohio I had problems with
Larry, In know a few people who live near lines like that and tell me they don't have problems. Every time I've been around lines like that I've had problems. In S. Amherst, Ohio I had problems with
It took almost a year to solve my problem dealing with HV lines. In my case, the lines were managed by a third-party and leased to the local power company. They shutdown a nuke plant to work on them
Yes, they really detest taking down the main distribution system for maintenance. I live 700' from a series of three separate and parallel 230KV feeders from the Jacksonville Electric Authority. The
I can add my own story to Tom's. In my case, I had a high-tension line about a mile south of me at my last QTH, in central NY. I could always find an increase in the noise floor from it. Perhaps some
Hi Doc, I'd stay away from a site like that strictly for the possible effect(s) the magnetic field around those lines might have upon my HEALTH, never mind its effect on my radio activities...! Some
Ed penned: "... scrub & bushes growing out in the middle of the mid-Western USA that were directly beneath long expanses of overhead utility lines were noticeably smaller, & less-robust looking, than
Yea, that's it! :-) Since we moved here near the HV lines my hair is growing back, my sore joints no longer ache, and I look 10 years younger! Perhaps I should subdivide the 70 x 1300 foot powerline
The problem is that would eliminate just about this entire region. I don't think there is a spot in this county that isn't within 5 miles of one of those lines. I have one on the back side of the pr
Larry, You are almost guaranteed to have noise if you intend to operate close to a HV transmission line. I've never passed under a RF quiet HV line except one in northern Quebec that was carrying HV