Before I bought the house at my present qth (which has HV lines cross my
driveway near the street ~ 550' from my house), I made a dipole and
brought my radio up to the qth and listened on the dipole as I tuned
around on 10-160. I heard low level noise that sounded like it could be
the HV lines and that repeated at regular freq. intervals but it was
minor and not likely to be a major problem except possibly on 80 and
160.
I bought the qth - that was 28 years ago. With bigger directional
antennas I hear the
noise louder but it is an inconvenience not a major factor and really
not audible on the high bands. The qth overall was worth the
inconvenient noise, primarily on 80 and 160.
You might want to consider doing what I did. Make a dipole and tune the
bands carefully with your radio ONSITE and see what you think. This
will either put your mind at ease or you will realize that it is not a
good idea to buy the house. Either way you you won't have to guess
anymore.
GL & 73
Bob, KQ2M
On 2022-10-19 19:56, Paul F. Merrill wrote:
We are looking at a house in the Northeast that abuts a utility
easement
with High Voltage Transmission lines.
Should I pass on the property? The HF towers would be <500’ from the
wires. Given the 4 seasons, ice, humidity, etc. is this doomed to
failure
by its very proximity?
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