[TowerTalk] High-Tension Wires

[kq2m at kq2m.com]

Before I bought the house at my present qth (which has HV lines cross my 
driveway near the street ~ 550' from my house), I made a dipole and 
brought my radio up to the qth and listened on the dipole as I tuned 
around on 10-160.  I heard low level noise that sounded like it could be 
the HV lines and that repeated at regular freq. intervals but it was 
minor and not likely to be a major problem except possibly on 80 and 
160.

I bought the qth - that was 28 years ago.  With bigger directional 
antennas I hear the
noise louder but it is an inconvenience not a major factor and really 
not audible on the high bands.  The qth overall was worth the 
inconvenient noise, primarily on 80 and 160.

You might want to consider doing what I did.  Make a dipole and tune the 
bands carefully with your radio ONSITE and see what you think.  This 
will either put your mind at ease or you will realize that it is not a 
good idea to buy the house.  Either way you you won't have to guess 
anymore.

GL & 73

Bob, KQ2M



On 2022-10-19 19:56, 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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