[TowerTalk] Towers, CCRs and high-tension lines

[Bill Turner]

On Mon, 4 Dec 2000 04:08:48 -0000, Alan Braun wrote:

>One of them, a very nicely
>priced repossession, has some high-tension power lines about 150 yards
>behind the house. Does anyone have any experience with these, especially in
>terms of how noisy are they?
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Depends on how high the voltage is.  I have lived with 8kv lines
running through my yard about 50 feet from the antenna with no noise
at all.  Much higher voltage and you'd probably regret it.

73, Bill W7TI

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