Hello... my wife and I will be moving soon to a new area... one of the properties we are considering, and its really difficult to find something anymore that meets ALL the criteria county (no restric
Gary, If you look at my QTH on Google maps, you'll see an identical situation. I am about 700 ft away from three parallel 320KV EHV runs that come direct from the Northside Jacksonville JEA plant. Th
At our SuperBertha install at N2NY the Tower is about 400ft from a high tension line. The interference from the lines has been negligible to none. Best regards, Scott W3TX Gary, If you look at my QTH
Hi Gary noise, don't hold your breath waiting for them to come and fix it. 73 Tom W7WHY Hello... my wife and I will be moving soon to a new area... one of the properties we are considering, and its r
That's not the case here in the Tucson area. Both Power Companies have RFI specialists who will come out and track down any noise, even if it's not caused by them. A big improvement over what I exper
Same here...I'm on the edges of the Kanas City metro area, and Kansas City Power & Light have been EXCELLENT in communicating with me me and working to find & resolve noise issues. Several have origi
My old station K4XS was about 1000 feet from some very big lines...in excess of 100KV. Although the lines were quiet sometimes, they exhibited lots of noise in the humid early morning. It was kind of
I too am about 1000 feet from one of the high tension lines...large metal towers. I've been here 27 years and never heard it. OTOH I've been off all except 75 and 40 for the past couple of years. I d
Hi Gary, Bought 5 acres in the country a number of years ago. Before we signed the papers I ran out when it was raining and or real damp but never had an issue except when I drove right under the dou
Leakage across dirty insulators. When it gets damp, some current starts to flow across the surface and you get local field concentrations with corona discharge. ALso makes audio noise (particularly i
My city lot (75x145) backs up to the 100 foot wide right of way for a pair of 125KV lines, on 125 foot towers, that runs North-South. The tower to the Northwest is 225 feet from the corner of my prop
If the property is close enough take a run or two when it's real wet and see if you can hear anything. _______________________________________________ LIKEWISE, IF YOU HAVE THE TIME & ACCESS, TAKE A
As a point of reference, HV/EHV transmission lines in the US range from 69KV-765KV. HV transmisson line ratings: used in the US: 69KV 115KV 138KV 161KV 230KV 345KV 500KV (EHV) 765KV (EHV) There are a
I have a 500 kv line about 170 yards from my 2 towers and 80 meter verticle, here in Pa, comes from the Berwick nuke plant going to N.J. Have never had a problem since it was installed in the 80's. U
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:55:32 -0700 (PDT)
Hey Gary If you want you could take a tour of the property with a small battery powered am radio. I have located many noise sources this way. All power companies are different. some do little to no m
Bill, Those rusty looking poles are actually made of weathering steel (Cor-Ten). This layer of rust on the pole protects it from further deterioration. Best Regards, Jim N9WW James Chaggaris Presiden
Gary, I'm with Joe, good idea to take a portable AM radio and tune off a broadcast, turn the volume up and check out the property. Also, do the same with your car radio, drive all around the neighbor
Roger on the power lines, AND I'd suggest doing a survey for other "domestic" noise. In my neighborhood and many others it is the "Tap Lights" that are the RFI devil incarnate! They are the little de
I have noticed that the DeWalt battery chargers can cause quite a bit of noise as well. Steve _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk