For over a year, I've been plagued by cyclical noise bursts on 160/80M of about 30sec duration repeating every 2 minutes or so. Here are some examples (stereo recordings): http://n1eu.com/29Jan07a.wa
Hi Barry, When I lived in a sub-division in the city 17 years ago, I had the very same issue, repeatedly... My problems stemmed from the neighbourhood's mercury vapour street lamps' ballast going bad
For over a year, I've been plagued by cyclical noise bursts on 160/80M of about 30sec duration repeating every 2 minutes or so I've been pondering how to go about locating the source. Does it seem re
HINT: when you call the works department, do NOT tell them that you're a Ham plagued with noise! You'll end up on the proverbial back burner. Instead, tell them that your XYL enjoys walking the dog a
For a start tune your car's AM radio to a gap between stations and drive around. If its that strong on the low bands that should give you some indication. Check it out in the driveway by listening on
All the helpful comments are greatly appreciated. My Subaru's AM radio seems to suffer from an inordinate amount of ignition noise and one previous attempt was unsuccessful in hearing the RFI with it
I have a noise here I pick up on the AM radio I can have the radio on then with no warning as if someone flipped a switch the radio will burst your ear drums. Living in back of a shopping mall I just
Excellent advice! I have located a lot of street lights that were defective. The method below works just fine. I have also used an 80M receiver designed by WB6BYU for "fox hunting". Its directional l
Maybe my email didn't go through this morning. I had some problems here with the ISP. What I said was that what you are describing matches exactly a defective street light which is turning itself off
Yep, I've had a number of street lights with the exact same noise. For whatever reason, ballast, light sensor, etc, the light starts to cycle on and off. When the light is off you won't hear any nois
Hi Barry, It does sound like a street lights. A quarter mile away is the outer limit. Yes the noise will start when the light is on and stop when it goes off. If it is a street light the noise usuall
I went out last night in search of the street light and was able to identify a high pressure sodium suspect about 1/4 mile away on a main road. The light is cycling on and off and I will notify the T
the If it's a buzzing sound like the one posted earlier, then it's unlikely to be radar. Andy _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list RFI@contesting.com http://lists.contest