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Re: [RFI] Utility coming tomorrow to chase RFI

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Subject: Re: [RFI] Utility coming tomorrow to chase RFI
From: David Cole <dave@nk7z.net>
Reply-to: dave@nk7z.net
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 11:07:08 -0700
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THF6a Does AM from a few MHz to light...

I have a review of it at:
http://nk7z.net/review-of-kenwoods-th-f6-handheld-radio/


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Thanks and 73's,
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http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info


On Tue, 2014-06-03 at 12:48 -0400, qrv@kd4e.com wrote:
> I have forwarded everyone's comments to them - they really want to
> learn - in fact he had been on the ARRL site reading-up!
> 
> Thanks for the good ideas.
> 
> I just discovered that my cheap Chinese HT (Baofeng UV-82) does
> not do Air band AM, sigh.
> 
> I tried opening-up the squelch & walking around but FM isn't the
> correct mode for this.
> 
> What are the recommended Ham handhelds that have VHF (and preferably
> UHF) AM?
> 
> Perhaps one that also has AM on HF so it's all in one package?
> 
> (If HF on the handheld drives up the cost, or compromises RFI-sensing
> features e.g. AM on VHF &/or UHF, I can always still use my pocket 
> AM-FM-SW receiver for the MW/SW sensing.)
> 
> Thanks - David KD4E
> 
> > Is it making noise now?  If not it will be hard for them to find.
> > The best rx I've found so far is an air band receiver.  130 Mhz band
> > and AM and I don't even have a directional antenna, I can get pretty
> > close to the noise source with it.
> >
> > The old style bell insulators are noise makers, they have a new kind
> > made out of some sort of poly material.
> >
> > How do the pole tops look, are they rotten or in good shape.  There
> > are bolts that go though the poles to hold up overhead insulators for
> > the primary wire, the top wire which might be 8 or 9 Kv, if the pole
> > tops are rotten the bolts get loose arc and make noise.  The
> > lightning arresters are another one.  Sometimes there are load
> > leveling capacitor banks on some poles.  I believe there are
> > switching networks with them and they can be noisy too.  I don't have
> > anything like that close to me, but there is one out on a busy street
> > a few blocks away.  You would recognize it if you have one.  They
> > take up  a lot of room on a pole.
> >
> > Hope you can find it.
> >
> > Dale, k9vuj
> 
> 
> 

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