On Sun, 2011-12-18 at 19:36 +0000, W5UN wrote:
> I'm looking for input from someone who has experienced a similar
> situation as I describe below.
>
> About 3 months ago I began experiencing severe noise on top
> band. It's a constant white noise which begins to drop off above
> 2.5 mHz, and is hardly noticeable on 80, and not there at all on 40
> meters and above. Every once and a while the noise will drop off
> completely, only to return a few minutes later. It is there about 98%
> of the time.The severity seems to vary a little, but is typically
> S9+15 db when present, and S3 during the rare times it drops out..
> This noise is coming from the eastern direction, about a mile from
> here. There are power lines.there, and these appear to be the source,
> however there are similar power lines of the same voltage here in
> other directions, including one to the southwest about 800 feet away,
> but that one has no noise. Has anyone experienced such noise as this?
> I need to see if I can track this down and get it fixed. Any help
> will be appreciated.
>
> Dave, W5UN
>
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If you think it is coming from those power lines you should tell the
utility company. They may be about to experience a failure that would be
less expensive for them if they can avoid it. If they brush you off...
well it will get fixed when the whole thing goes down. They are probably
interested in checking it out and making repairs.
good luck and 73,
Bill KU8H
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