If you have a 75 meter mobile and drive up close enough to watch it along with
listening on the rig, should confirm your findings. It will peg out your
s-meter that close. I've never found any lights quite that far away. The
one's that really give me fits, s-7 to s-9 are within 4 blocks radius. My last
one was in a city park parking lot 1.5 blocks away, it was very strong, I found
it by walking around the area very early one morning before sunup. Sometimes
ya gotta do what ya gotta do…
GL
Dale, k9vuj
On 12, Nov 2013, at 14:48, Doug Scribner <dscribner@myfairpoint.net> wrote:
> I think I located the source of the noise. A street light that keeps cycling
> on and off...even during the day. It matches the cycle of the interference. I
> entered a trouble ticket with the local utility company and the work has been
> scheduled.
>
> The pole is about 1/2 mile from me.
>
> I'll post the results.
>
> Doug - K1ZO
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Smith" <wa6fgi@yahoo.com>
> To: <rfi@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 3:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [RFI] RFI Identification Help
>
>
>> You might want to help out the local pwr company by giving them the "pole
>> number". Where I live this is a vertical strip with 5 digits on it.
>>
>> The folk I have talked to when reporting a light out or other problem have
>> greatly appreciated this info.
>>
>> Gary...wa6fgi
>>
>>
>> On 11/11/2013 5:32 AM, dalej wrote:
>>> The street lights we have in our city (Bloomington Mn.) have a little
>>> device on top that senses when it's getting dark and to turn on the
>>> individual street lights. When that thing goes bad or if the ballast
>>> inside the light fixture goes south, these lights can produce ungodly
>>> amount of on and off noise. I have found these things several blocks away
>>> from my QTH with interfering noise. Sometimes when they are in failure
>>> mode they will be on steady during the day. So if you have this type of
>>> street light drive around for several blocks away from your QTH, night is
>>> best as these things will be on bright for a half minute or so then
>>> suddenly shut off, wait a few more seconds and you will see them start to
>>> come on slowly and that is the time they generate their noise, awful noise
>>> and on the low bands, 80 meters which I use. Fortunately for me the local
>>> power company has responsibility for maintaining these lights and they have
>>> been responsive to my calls, depending on other
>> wo
>>> rkload priority.
>>>
>>> I'm not saying this is your noise source rather just sharing my experience
>>> with on off type noise, as another poster mentioned it too.
>>>
>>> 73 and I hope you can find it.
>>>
>>> Dale, k9vuj
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11, Nov 2013, at 6:40, Doug Scribner <dscribner@myfairpoint.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Upon further investigation I have discovered that the interference is also
>>>> present during the daytime although it is much lower in amplitude. It
>>>> still maintains the same On/Off cycle.
>>>>
>>>> Doug - K1ZO
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee K7TJR" <k7tjr@msn.com>
>>>> To: "'Doug Scribner'" <dscribner@myfairpoint.net>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 9:45 PM
>>>> Subject: RE: [RFI] RFI Identification Help
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Doug, this might be a street light cycling at night. It's a little fast
>>>>> of a
>>>>> cycle, but they only come on at night.
>>>>> Suggest you drive your neighborhood at night with a BC radio and you
>>>>> should
>>>>> be able to find this if it is a light,
>>>>> while observing it go off and on.
>>>>> The noise is very strong as the light comes on and quiet when it goes off.
>>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>> Lee K7TJR
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Doug Scribner
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 4:23 PM
>>>>> To: rfi@contesting.com
>>>>> Subject: [RFI] RFI Identification Help
>>>>>
>>>>> Symptoms:
>>>>>
>>>>> Primarily on 160. Although it is also present on 40 and 80. It is much
>>>>> stronger on 160
>>>>>
>>>>> Only on at night...after dark.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cycles On and Off at set intervals. 20 seconds On and 30 seconds Off.
>>>>>
>>>>> Produces S4-5 spikes every 2.5 to 3 Kc
>>>>>
>>>>> A neighbor less than 1/4 mile away recently installed an electric fence. I
>>>>> do see regular spikes, very short in duration. Not really that much of an
>>>>> issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have verified that it does not come from within my house.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a picture of the interference on my SM-5000 station monitor if
>>>>> anyone
>>>>> thinks that would help.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. It has really put a damper on
>>>>> my 160 operation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Doug - K1ZO
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