[RFI] Noise - where do I start?

[James Gordon Beattie, Jr.]

Tom,

I feel your pain.  It is precious time and really annoying when deprecated by noise.

Please keep us informed and we'll try to help.

73,

Gordon Beattie, W2TTT

201.314.6964

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From:"thoyer" <thoyer1 at verizon.net>
Date:Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 9:57
Subject:RE: [RFI] Noise - where do I start?

Hi Gordon, 

 

Can't say for sure about the solar panels. I'll have to take a tour of the neighborhood with a portable.

 

About 10 minutes after I made the posting, noise stopped. All bands returned to the noise level I'm accustomed to. 

 

I would think that would rule out a utility issue which is too bad as my local utility is usually very responsive to these things. Would have been a couple phone calls to get into the que.....

 

Looks like tours of the area and some logging of when I hear the noise is in order. My radio play time is very limited so finding a trend may take some time / effort on my part.

 

Thanks for the insight.

 

Regards

 

Tom

W3TA


From: James Gordon Beattie, Jr. [mailto:w2ttt at att.net] 
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2016 9:42 AM
To: thoyer; rfi at contesting.com
Cc: W2TTT J. Gordon Beattie; BEATTIE JR. GORDON
Subject: Re: [RFI] Noise - where do I start?

Tom, 

Needed more coffee...

Saw the video.   Do your neighbors have new solar panels?

Inverters on the panels could be in play.  Does it quiet down after dusk?

Try taking a portable radio for a walk.

A Kenwood TH-F6A in SSB mode can be handy both with the internal AM bar antenna and a whip.

73,

Gordon Beattie,  W2TTT 

201.314.6964

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From:"thoyer" <thoyer1 at verizon.net>
Date:Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 8:56
Subject:[RFI] Noise - where do I start?

Haven't been active much of the summer. In the recent weeks I started
noticing a very broad band noise. 

Link to a video file (large). www.thdesignsinc.com/noise

There are times when it totally disappears but I have not spent enough
time(yet) noting when I hear it and when I don't.

I shut down the power in the house and only had the radio plugged in - no
difference.

Looking to be pointed in the right direction - power line noise or possibly
neighbors.

Regards, 

Tom
W3TA
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