[TowerTalk] RFI Identification

W4LDE-Ron w4lde at cfl.rr.com
Mon Jan 21 20:44:30 EST 2008


That brings on a thought, how about a dog electrical hidden yard fence, 
anyone close buy do that?

Ron W4LDE

n8de at thepoint.net wrote:
> Tony,
> Sounds like an electric fence with a leakage or discharge path.
> Any farms in the vicinity?  How about someone with an electric fence  
> to control predators?
> We have one here and it make the exact sound you describe when one of  
> the insulators on a fence post leaks.
> Good hunting.
> Don
> N8DE
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> Quoting Tony <dxdx at optonline.net>:
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>> All,
>>
>> I have an RFI problem that I'm trying to identify. It's a continuous
>> pulse noise that pops on every 1/2 second. The actual timing between
>> each pulse is about 0.533 seconds and doesn't seem to change.
>>
>> It's spread accross all HF bands and on some days, it creeps up into the
>> 100MHz range. It's stronger on the lower bands (80 meters) than on the
>> upper HF frequencies.
>>
>> The signal is directional and can be nulled completely when not beaming
>> in the direction of the source. The interference came on suddenly in
>> December.
>>
>> I have a few recordings and would appreciate any suggestions. Apologies
>> for the off-topic subject -- please reply direct.
>>
>> Tony -K2MO
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