[RFI] [Bulk] Re: Electric Fence pulsing (will get worse soon !)

[dalej]

AM broadcast radio is a poor choice for hunting power line noise.  Best is to use your yagi antenna at the home station, put it on 10 meters and get a general heading where the noise is then get on you bicycle with the air band AM talki and go in the general direction.  It won't be very far, walking is better.  With the air band radio you will hear it when very close and can narrow the field down to a pole or two and that will be close enough when you report to the power company.  It helps to be there when they arrive and give them a hand.  I've found the power company noise tech to be friendly and very helpful in resolving noise issues around my area.  He's got the full range of gear and knows how to use it.  Plus, he's a lineman first and knows how to climb poles and work on HV lines.  

GL

Dale, k9vuj


On 31, Jul 2015, at 16:24, Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr at contesting.com> wrote:

I couldn't agree less... I've been using my car radio to close in on noisy poles for a decade and more.  Tune to the top end of the AM band and drive.  Get close and take a portable radio from there.

The local electric utility's RFI guy wants to do a good job, and has decent equipment but doesn't know how to use it. Last time he was floundering around with a receiver set around 100 MHz with a hand-held log periodic that from its size probably started about 300 MHz.

Next time I see him I'm going to urge one of Mike's RFI courses.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 7/30/2015 3:21 PM, KD7JYK DM09 wrote:
> : I BARELY hear it on the car's built in AM radio.
> 
> Due to the noises produced by cars, their radios are probably the most
> heavily suppressed  in the world.  Rule #1.  NEVER use a car radio to try to
> hear or find noise.
> 
> Kurt
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