[TowerTalk] Re: [Antennas] Towers, CCRs and high-tension lines

[hasan schiers]

I lived in West Des Moines very near (within  a couple hundred feet) of that
same level of high tension line. They always contributed some noise when my
tri-bander was pointed directly at them. The amount of noise was
surprisingly low given how ominous they looked. I did find myself really
resenting it when I had to point at Africa, however. It didn't stop me from
having lots of fun, especially since my noise blanker actually worked pretty
well on it. Unblanked on some bands, I would see S3 to S5 background for
about a 20 or 30 degree beamwidth off the front. Working Europe or over the
pole, noise was not a problem. Ditto pointing South. I could still hear/see
noise off the back of the antenna, but rarely above S3. (All referring to
SSB filter bandwidth.)

Welcome to the area...I now live out in the sticks north of Ogden, IA (About
50 miles NW of you when you get to Des Moines. I frequent the 147.075
repeater in the early mornings. I'm active on SSTV, Satellites, (gearing up
for AO-40), and casually chase DX as well as operate a 2m/30m gateway for
APRS. 73

hasan schiers, N0AN
schiers@netins.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Braun <albraun@earthlink.net>
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Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 10:08 PM
Subject: [Antennas] Towers, CCRs and high-tension lines


> I'm preparing to move to Des Moines and have been house hunting. Finding a
> house big enough to hold my 7 kids that does not have CCR's against
outdoor
> antennas has been a royal pain, and the 2 real estate guys I've been
working
> with had only a handful of places to show me. 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? I'm inclined to turn thumbs down on this
> particular place for that reason alone but would like to hear the
experience
> of the assembled multitude first.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Alan Braun NS0B
>
> ==================================================
> Alan Braun MD, NS0B
> Jefferson City MO
>
>
>
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