[RFI] A visit with the power company.

[Tom Thompson]

/I didn't spend the time to research medical but in Colorado those grow 
operations NEVER happen in residential areas. //
/
In Boulder, CO I have tracked down 5 growers in a residential 
neighborhood.  Most of them were in rental houses, and growing for 
"personal" use.  Some were CU students and some had medical marijuana 
permits.

Tom   W0IVJ


On 3/27/2014 3:54 PM, W0MU wrote:
> I would approach with caution as well.
>
> If you still live in Idaho I don't believe they allow growers at all.  
> I didn't spend the time to research medical but in Colorado those grow 
> operations NEVER happen in residential areas.
>
> You could call the Sheriff's department and give them your info. They 
> might just be growing tomato plants for spring planting but doubtful.  
> The SO might already have some leads.
>
> Regardless these noise makers need to go away.
>
> W0MU
>
> On 3/27/2014 12:18 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
>> The power company's, Avista, RFI guy came by my shack today, and spent
>> over an hour with me and his fancy equipment.
>>
>> We determined almost immediately that "my" MAIN noise is NOT power-line
>> related, although there definitely are two much weaker sources of 
>> power-line
>> arcing. He plans to track those down and get them fixed asap.
>>
>> In the meantime, both he and I compared his fancy instrument's output vs
>> the output of my own rig vs two .WAV recordings of grow-light 
>> interference,
>> and we both agree that the similarities are quite striking: almost 
>> 100% in fact.
>>
>> I am going looking on foot later today. I am within an ace of 
>> accepting the
>> fact that one of our neighbors is operating a grow-light or something 
>> very
>> similar to one, and I know which neighbor it is too.
>>
>> More later.
>>
>> And thank ALL of you for your very valuable help on this mission.
>>
>> Kenneth G. Gordon W7EKB
>>
>> "Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."--- John   
>> Wayne
>>
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