[RFI] I could see the arcs with binoculars last night! (Resolved?)

[Dave Cole]

Congratz on a RFI suppression run well done!!!

73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources

On 4/15/21 6:29 PM, Charles Plunk wrote:
> I notified the utility on Sunday evening. They come out today and did 
> the work. I will be updating the website below as I got a chance. After 
> such a long time I am hesitant to believe its fixed until listening for 
> about a month but it sure appears to be fixed. I am not hearing a peep 
> of the same noise.
> 
> I have 2 doublets and a 6BTV vertical on HF, a 4 el 6m beam, and some 2m 
> beams and am hearing some noise on some bands on one and other noise on 
> the other bands on the other but nothing like the intensity of the 120hz 
> noise I was hearing on all of them. I am probably hearing these noises 
> now since they were masked by the other far more stronger noise. At any 
> rate these pale in comparison to the other and go away for the most part 
> at night as the humidity rises. Will chase them as I get time. They may 
> not even be 120hz.
> 
> At any rate I am happy happy right now!
> 
> 73
> 
> Chuck
> AF4O
> 
> 
> On 4/11/21 1:47 PM, Charles Plunk wrote:
>> Last night I tried my digital camera and binoculars. I could see the 
>> arc's with binoculars! Looks like ground and neutral wires are to 
>> close to other hardware. The digital camera captured one arc but was 
>> so dark could not see the pole. Anyone ever use a night vision camera 
>> like used for hunting etc for this?
>>
>> Updated details at 
>> https://www.qsl.net/af4o/Powerline%20RFI%20QSL.net%20Webpage/Arc%20Webpage.html 
>>
>>
>> Great group here. Thanks for everyone's help!
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Chuck
>> AF4O
>>
>> (Soon to be W4NBO, a call my Elmer (SK) had for 20 years)
>>
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