[UK-CONTEST] UK-Contest Digest, Vol 95, Issue 33

[Rob - G4LMW]

Steve

That's not a bad shout (we only recently got a gas main - many still on 
oil), except that my noise goes on for minutes at a time. Probably as many 
minutes "on" as "off". For an ignition circuit, I would expect seconds.

73, Rob
G4LMW
http://www.G4LMW.co.uk



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve White" <g3zvw at talktalk.net>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] UK-Contest Digest, Vol 95, Issue 33


> Does anyone have an oil fired central heating system nearby? The oil is
> ignited by an arc.
>
> Steve, G3ZVW
>
>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:06:05 -0000
>> From: "Rob - G4LMW" <g4lmw at btconnect.com>
>> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Topband Contest
>> To: "UK Contesting" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
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>> Slightly OT......
>>
>> Apologies to those whom I kept asking for repeats tonight.
>>
>> Have had some sort of electrical "arching" QRM for a while but not
>> ventured onto 160m for a while.......but found out that it is a killer on
>> LF!
>>
>> The worst thing is that it is intermittent. Could hear people Q5 between
>> the periods of QRM.
>>
>> We have overhead supply here. I got the electricity board to replace the
>> span from the road to my pole which seemed to help, but it is back again.
>> It doesn't sound like the arching of a thermostat (besides, does anyone
>> have one of those these days??).
>>
>> Any suggestions as to how I track this nuisance down?
>>
>> 73, Rob
>> G4LMW
>> http://www.G4LMW.co.uk
>>
>>
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