[RFI] RFI from arcing power pole 1.1 miles away (video capture of the arc)

[Hare, Ed, W1RFI]

If they don't come out quickly, call the fire department and ask them if this is an emergency.  They will probably come out quickly and contact the utility for emergency repairs.

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From: RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org at contesting.com> on behalf of Joe <w7rkn.7 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2021 4:00 PM
To: 'Pete Smith N4ZR' <pete.n4zr at gmail.com>
Cc: rfi at contesting.com <rfi at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] RFI from arcing power pole 1.1 miles away (video capture of the arc)

How fast did the power company come out and repair the shorted line, after being presented with this video and information?

Joe - W7RKN


On 12/20/2021 2:36 PM, Don Kirk wrote:
> Utter disappointment Saturday morning when I was getting ready for the Stew
> Perry 160 meter contest when I noticed new RFI on 160 meters as well as 80
> meters to my East, and spent the morning tracking it down to a pole 1.1
> miles from my QTH. My portable flag with laptop based SDR receiver made it
> very easy to home in on the suspect pole using 80 meters, and then used 136
> MHz with 4 element Yagi and portable AM radio to isolate the bad pole from
> adjacent poles. Also used 438 MHz with 4 element Yagi and my laptop based
> SDR to confirm my findings.
>
> I went back last night (Sunday night) after sunset to see if I could see
> the pole arcing because I was pretty sure I knew where the problem was
> based on some very up close pictures I had obtained earlier in the day
> using a 14.1 mega pixel camera with 35X Optical Zoom. I went to the pole
> about 2 hours after Sunset and before even exiting the car I could easily
> see arcing where I thought it would be.
>
> Today I uploaded a video onto youtube that captures the arcing as well as
> some up close pictures that captures the hardware problem on the pole. Here
> is a link to that video for those interested.https://youtu.be/-iU1wbb8Na0
>
> It never ends, but at least this case was obvious.
>
> 73,
> Don (wd8dsb)

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