[RFI] How to proceed?

[AA5CT]

 re: "And it might not be power line noise! "


This represents a trivial situation, if one has the gear to track
down, to DF such 'sources' they can be located. It used to be
the byword here - TRACK IT DOWN and identity it, and forget 
the guessing game ...


Have y'all changed your 'prescription' on this? Of course not.


It really doesn't matter the actual 'source' type when it comes to 
DFing, locating any of these 'sources', UNTIL you start to rely on
the energy appearing at VHF and UHF such as AC power line arcing 
sources present to aid in locating a noisy power pole.
 

I had a power line noise source in downtown Allen that 'excited' a 
distribution line from one end and on the 160 band the entire 
length while just driving the street indicated 'hot' all the way 
up to a riser half a block away, but, DFing at VHF/UHF the source 
that was exciting that 'run' of distribution line was easy to spot, 
it stood out like a sore thumb. The DF technician from Oncor 
even mentioned he observed the same thing, didn't realize the 
arc was coming from the end pole that had a single transformer,
surge suppressor and line fuse on it!


Anybody else have stories, tales like this they can relate? 


73, de AA5CT
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.     On Monday, January 27, 2020, 8:40:23 AM CST, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:  
 
 And it might not be power line noise!  Most noise today is NOT.

Very true, what makes it worse tho the power lines could be acting like 
a antenna and transmission line for what IS making the noise.

Joe WB9SBD
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On 1/26/2020 9:36 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 1/26/2020 7:25 PM, AA5CT via RFI wrote:
>> DFing power line noise on 160 (and 80) represents more of a challenge
>> than the other bands, in my experience, because, the source can be miles
>> away and starting off with VHF DF beam can be useless.
>
> And it might not be power line noise!  Most noise today is NOT.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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