[TowerTalk] High voltage transmission lines

[Eugene Balinski]

Steve,

   Very seriously consider living elsewhere. You will
ALWAYS be fighting some sort of QRN from the lines.  Your
main interest in amateur radio will switch from whatever it
is now to interference reduction.  That is what you will
do.  Just when you think you have it licked, something will
change - the wind will loosen a wire, it will rain, it will
not rain,  - something.  Besides, do you REALLY want to
live in the shadow of a HV line ? 

Good Luck,

  73
Gene K1NR 

  



On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:14:49 -0400
 "Chet Moore" <ChetMoore at cox.net> wrote:
> bring a battery operated or mobile HF rig out there and
> see for yourself.
> 
> Chet
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve" <steve65 at suddenlink.net>
> To: "TowerTalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 2:32 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] High voltage transmission lines
> 
> 
> >A possible home site I'm looking at is situated between
> two high voltage
> > transmission lines. The two transmission lines run
> roughly east-west and
> > are approximately parallel to each other.
> >
> > The transmission line to the south of the home site is
> 138KV and is
> > several decades in age. It is about 1300ft from the
> home site to the line.
> >
> > The transmission line to the north is either 345KV or
> 765KV (I received
> > conflicting information) and was constructed in the
> 1990's. It is about
> > 800ft distant from the home site.
> >
> > Are high voltage transmission lines at the distances
> noted a source of
> > noise in receivers in the 160 through 6 meter bands? I
> have dreams of
> > wire antennas, verticals and beverages for 160 and 80
> meters. And wire
> > antennas and beams for 40 through 6 meters.
> >
> > Anyone live within 800 to 1300 feet of these lines with
> experience to
> > share regarding their effects on 160 through 6 meter
> operations?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Steve K8JQ
> >
> >
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