In Thailand, there are NO ground rods at each electric pole,
nor anywhere else I can find. "Pro" installers screwed the
gnd wire for my air con unit to the plaster wall. Buuzzzzz.
Charles Harpole HS0ZCW
k4vud@hotmail.com
> Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:35:55 -0700
> From: wa9ysd@yahoo.com
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] band conditions??
>
> The portable AM Radio.
> Once you located what pole has the problem switch to FM re-walk the lines see
> if the noise is still there and determine again what pole it is comming from.
> Maybe switch to 220MHZ and repeat.
>
> This is what the power company does when they do the job right. They keep
> going higher in frequency to pin point the problem. Once you think you
> located it. Call the power company make sure they make a work request or
> complaint number or what ever they call it. Make sure you you get that number
> because you will have to refer to it incase no one follows up.
>
> Have them check the tightness of the ground clamps on the ground rod next to
> the pole. I found my telephone pole had the ground lug almost off and was
> very loose, neighbors were complaining from being hit by lightning before I
> had any antennas or a tower up. I had the power company fix it. I check it
> every year now. Now there are 2 ground rods. One for the power company and
> One for cable TV.
>
> With a 16 pound sleg hammer some times you tap the pole you rattle your loose
> ground.
>
> Keep The Faith, Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
>
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