I have had some luck with the state Public Service Commission. However, it
depends on the political climate.
73,
Scott K9MA
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Scott Ellington
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> On Jan 1, 2025, at 1:19 PM, bill ny9h via RFI <rfi@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> if they are a small utility maybe they would be pressured by a nice ARRL
> packet of information.
>
> When I had trouble back in Illinois, ComED totally ignored letters from the
> ARRL & the FCC. An ComEd executive office assistant told me on the phone
> ComED ONLY cares about the ICC Illinois Commerce Commission. She told me to
> call them with my documentation and she assured me that I would get a call
> the NEXT day back from COMeED ...even the same office she was in!!!! She saw
> my file requesting help. had empathy...
>
> three big trucks showed up the next day with 4 or 5 crew looking for a power
> outage ,,, they got the word ,,,wrong word !!!!!
>
> But maybe they are small enough to looks at STUFF from the arrl..
>
> After being nice ,go to the regulatory body,,,, as the ComEd lady told me
> "" THEY CONTROL OUR PRICE INCREASES,,,, ""
>
>
>
> .
>
>> On 12/30/2024 6:46 PM, K9MA wrote:
>> I have experience only with my local (small) utility, but others may be
>> similar. They have zero tracking ability, nor any interest in it. I have to
>> track down the source to a specific pole, then beg them to send out a crew
>> sometime with the next year or so, when it is entirely convenient for them.
>> Sometimes I've offered to pay for the repairs, though they've never taken me
>> up on that. Often, by the time they show up, the source has (temporarily)
>> gone silent. That said, I have been successful over several decades in
>> getting many noise sources fixed. My key point here is that YOU will
>> probably have to track down the source yourself. You want to be absolutely
>> certain you have the right one, too.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Scott K9MA
>>
>>
>>
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