[UK-CONTEST] Wind Farms and VHF

[John MacLean MMOCCC]

Jim

At apprrx 120deg from our VHF Site, we beam across wind Turbines on the
opposite side of the Solway Firth.  A fair distance away, but we are
convinced that the noise on 2m increases due to the turbines.  I recall
somone from Mid-Lanark ARS also commenting that wind turbines (very) close
to a VHF site they used had caused problems on 6m and 2m.

73
John MM0CCC

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> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Wind Farms and VHF
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> Does anyone have any experience of operating within a mile of a
> large wind farm?  Our VHF NFD site has suddenly grown 30 150 foot
> high wind turbines and they are directly due south of the
> proposed operating site.  Will they have any adverse effect on 2m
> signals or generate QRM?
> Previous location had them to the north which caused no problem
> but beaming directly at them for most of the contest could be a
> different story!
> Thanks
> Jim,  MM0BQI
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