[TowerTalk] Solving Powerline RFI II

[David O. Hachadorian]

On Mon, 8 Sep 1997 16:24:40 -0400 (EDT) N2NU@aol.com writes:

>We have found that more often than not, the culprit is bad lightning
>arrestors on the pole.  These things seem to get dirty and go bad, 
>leaving a
>path for the ac to arc across.  Replacing them often does the trick.

Generally, tapping a pole with a bad lightning arrestor will
not cause the noise to change.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
k6ll@juno.com

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