[RFI] Ultrasonic Dish

[dalej]

I use my Icom ICT-7H set on the aircraft band around 126 Mhz.  I can usually find the pole or two, then I call the power company and they usually come out in reasonable time providing we have not had any storms with power lines down.  Their workload varies and finding noise is most likely down the priority list a bit.  They have all that fancy gear including the sonic dish rx, but it does not always give a good reading due to wind and other noise.  I've been with the power company guys walking the lines and observing the equipment and it's use.  

Dale, k9vuj



On 02, Jan 2013, at 16:07, Lee K7TJR <k7tjr at msn.com> wrote:

>> I'm just looking to tell WHICH POLE is arcing. 
> 
>   In my experience, once you get into an area where the
> interference is, the best tool is to use an A.M. receiver on
> a frequency between 300 and 800 MHz. The receiver 
> should have a decent signal strength meter. When used
> in conjunction with a 5 to 10 element beam antenna, you
> can get down to the offending pole. Then the Ultrasonic
> can get you right down to the hardware most times.
> This is for arcing pole problems. Other problems may 
> require other steps.
> Lee  K7TJR  OR
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