[Elecraft] AC Pole Interference

[Ted Bryant]

"...whacking the pole with a sledge hammer..." - Seriously!

In a presentation last September by noise expert K3RFI, he STRONGLY urged
people not do this.  It is DANGEROUS!! If there IS loose hardware and you
whack the pole that hardware could come down on you...and maybe along with
some hot conductors.

73, Ted W4NZ



-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Tony Estep
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 11:23 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] AC Pole Interference


On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 9:57 AM, pastormg2 at verizon.net <
pastormg2 at verizon.net> wrote:

> ...found out that it was that particular pole.  What's amazing is that at
> 10:15 PM the noise was gone...

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I had a similar situation. Unfortunately, the problem wasn't with the pole.
It was some neighbor's appliance whose hash was being re-radiated from the
pole. Neither I nor the power company could ever figure it out.

However, if it is something loose on the pole, you may be able to verify it
by whacking the pole with a sledge hammer (seriously). If that makes the
noise start and stop, you can prove it to the electric company guy when/if
he comes out.

Good luck. Noise is the frustrating bane of the HF op.

73,
Tony KT0NY