I picked up an 18 element 1.47 GHz yagi at Livermore (ten bucks!) and strapped an Alinco DJ-X10 wide band receiver to it. While I doubt it is useful for general powerline noise hunting, it may be of help once I've identified a pole or block. --- Cortland Richmond --- ka5s@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.