[RFI] Power Line Radiated Interference Limits

[Charles Plunk]

I snooped on your QTH. Nice remote area with single phase lines. I am 
jealous :-).

73 Chuck W4NBO


On 6/6/22 18:21, Riki, K7NJ wrote:
> Thanks Ed and Charles,
>
> With all the great input from Ed, I now know the "lay of the land", i.e.
> what administrative tools and regulations apply.
>
> I've located two power poles that are likely sources.  I drove around
> listening on my car radio to the noise in a clear channel in the AM
> broadcast band. When the noise peaked next to a power pole, I got out of the
> car and did some direction finding with a portable AM radio (that has the
> typical directional internal antenna).  Next, I verified the findings using
> an MFJ-852 AC Power Line Noise meter. Everything was in agreement, so I made
> note of the pole identification number (from its metal ID label).  I've
> already contacted the power company, and they've issued a work order number.
> They said that it might take a week or two, and if needed, I should call
> them back.
>
> Hopefully the problem will now be fixed, although there were many additional
> power poles that caused much lower noise on the car radio.  But, this is a
> good starting point for now.
>
> 73, Riki K7NJ
>
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>     1. Power Line Radiated Interference Limits (Riki, K7NJ)
>     2. Re: Power Line Radiated Interference Limits (Charles Plunk)
>     3. Re: Power Line Radiated Interference Limits (Charles Plunk)
>     4. Re: Power Line Radiated Interference Limits (Hare, Ed, W1RFI)
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> Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2022 20:12:02 -0600
> From: "Riki, K7NJ" <k7nj at awinets.com>
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> Subject: [RFI] Power Line Radiated Interference Limits
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> I've recently become plagued by power line interference that is most
> noticeable on 80M and 160M.  In the past,, the local power company had been
> cooperative in fixing the source(s) of such interference.  However it's been
> about 7 or 8 years since I've been in touch with them about such issues.
> Just to be prepared, I would like to know what specific limits there are on
> power line emissions (if any).  I know that in the past, the requirements
> were very lenient - only requiring power companies to follow good
> engineering practice without any quantitative emission limits.  In any case,
> having the actual reference paragraph numbers in the FCC rules would be most
> helpful. As I recall, this had been somewhere in Part 15. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
> 73, Riki K7NJ
>
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