[TowerTalk] FW: High-Tension Wires

[Tyler Stewart]

That might get you close but it’s also dangerous if something is getting ready to let go.   There are more accurate and safer ways.
Ty K3MM 


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On Thursday, October 20, 2022, 2:20 AM, maflukey at gmail.com wrote:

Just wanted to reiterate Jim's advice and share a story...  Years ago, my Elmer showed me how to use a small cheap AM transistor radio (seems that lower quality ones seem to work best) to locate line noise.  We walked the neighborhood and he used the radio to locate suspect poles which were making a 60 HZ buzzing sound.  He carried this small "battering ram" with him to knock the suspect poles at the base while listening on the AM radio.  I believe it was just a piece of pipe with handles welded on it.  If there was something awry on the pole we could hear the buzzing break into static crashes on the AM as he struck the pole with the ram.  Right or wrong, it proved to be a rather effective technique.  He located two problem poles in my neighborhood in short order, showed me how to get the pole numbers, and I called them into the power company.    They came our promptly and fixed whatever it was that needed fixing, and actually sent me a thankyou letter for letting them know th
 ey had problems.

Good hunting!

73
Matt
KM5VI


>>  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


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