Topband: RFI - and lots of it - final status

[bruce whitney]

Just a FYI that comes from 40 years in the utility business.
A frequent  (I want to say  most common but don't have any data to prove it) problem is loose split bolt connectors connecting the drop to the meter to the overhead service triplex.
There are probably several resons for this - but regardless, many investigators don't even start looking for anything else till those get tightened.
 


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On Tue, 11/3/15, Jim Murray via Topband <topband at contesting.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: Topband: RFI - and lots of it - final status
 To: "TopBand List" <topband at contesting.com>
 Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2015, 10:06 PM
 
 Electricians worked today on the
 house grounding the entrance panel and checking out all of
 the wiring.  Now, everything is grounded to the panel.
  They ran a line from the grounding directly to the ham
 room ground bus, checked all the outlets for any reverse
 etc.. They talked about putting a separate panel in the ham
 room but I opted out for now. The interesting part of this
 is that the strong hash noise I reported earlier is gone.
  I have no idea why.  When I reported the noise to the
 power company I did mention what I had found on the lines
 and It is possible the linemen stopped by when we were not
 here and did something, don't know at this time but have not
 heard back from the power company.The only other possibility
 is that one of the things the electricians messed with
 stopped the noise.  I suppose it could be something as
 simple as tightening the wiring in the box etc.. Cost was
 $380. but worth the peace of mind and possibly saved my
 operating.Regards,Jim/k2hn
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