[ADXA] Solving power line RFI

[Jussi Eloranta]

Forgot to say that this source was 2.7 miles east from my QTH on 
Lawrence Rd 224 as I had suggested in the letter. It could only be heard 
on 160m. When 80m was very very quiet, I could sometimes hear it there 
too. As the wire got thinner, the noise increased - it was already S7 on 
my inverted-L (it started around S5).

Jussi (aa6kj)

On 9/30/26 14:09, Jussi Eloranta via ADXA wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As everyone has probably read emails where I am whining about power 
> line noise - especially on 160m, now the trouble maker was finally 
> located and fixed by Craighead Electric. There is one minor issue 
> remaining that I can weakly hear on 10m but they have confirmed the 
> presence of noise at that location but still need to use ultrasonic 
> dish to locate the exact source & fix. They will look into that next 
> week.
>
> I am attaching the letter I sent to Craighead Electric in case it 
> would give some ideas to others suffering from power line noise. As 
> you can see there, I was not able to locate the exact pole(s) but only 
> give them the approximate location of the RFI. When I submitted the 
> letter, I got the to sign a copy of the front page acknowledging that 
> they have received it (paper trail).
>
> Their COO received the letter on Monday and got confirmation letter of 
> receipt on the same day. On Wednesday I got phone call from their COO 
> asking if the noise was present on 160m. I confirmed that it was and 
> then they said that check again in about 30 min. After that the 160m 
> noise was gone: they found it and fixed it (photo of the trouble maker 
> attached). Arcing had started eating the wire (brownish area).
>
> It turns out that the COO's grandfather is a ham and he had gotten 
> some "guidance" for dealing with the situation :-) I was lucky that 
> there was such a connection.
>
> Jussi (aa6kj)
>
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