Good job up to the last step. After getting where I think I have the pole with
the VHF TRF receiver I use a Ultrasonic detector that was shown in QST by
W1TRC. It will enable you to 100 % verify the problem is on the pole you
suspect. You can actually hear the arc if it is in line of site of the mic.
I had been fooled a couple of times using the VHF antenna thinking I had the
right pole and the Ultrasonic found it was actually an adjacent pole. The
power company also use these but a much more expensive model. The W1TRC can be
built for under $100. There could possibly be a condition where the arc is
internal to the transformer or on top of an item where the mic can't hear it
but so far it has worked 100 % for me over many years. 73 Mike K4PI
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Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge coming on December 29th.
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