[TowerTalk] High-Tension Wires

[Jim]

What voltage are these lines?  How many bells on the insulators? Old or 
new structures?


I too had *167KV lines* run through my 13 acres via a right away. Never 
gave me any problems. They were about 800-1000 feet away from my 
antennas.  These lines were on a 2-pole structure with very large cross 
arms between the poles. The three conductors were hanging on 15 bell 
insulators.

However, they did attract lightning, which hit the "statics (AKA Shield 
Wires)" (ground conductors they run on tops of the poles, between each 
pole) and ground at each pole with a butt wrap)... Such as the ones 
shown in this picture on the 2-pole structures: 
https://oppdthewire.com/how-works-shield-wires/

A good test is take a small AM transistor radio to the property your 
looking at and give a listen to a weak station or or even a blank 
frequency on the AM band and see what you hear.

As said before here, I had more issues with the 7600 V distribution 
lines  than I did with the transmission line.


Thanks, 73, Jim W7RY

On 10/19/2022 7:56 PM, Paul F. Merrill wrote:
> We are looking at a house in the Northeast that abuts a utility easement
> with High Voltage Transmission lines.
>
> Should I pass on the property?  The HF towers would be <500’ from the
> wires. Given the 4 seasons, ice, humidity, etc.  is this doomed to failure
> by its very proximity?
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