[Elecraft] [OT] Ham Radio near high voltage power lines?

[Bill Lederer]

Here is a shot of my QTH back when I lived in Lake Forest:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/110+W+Old+Elm+Rd,+Lake+Forest,+IL+60045/@42.2181966,-87.8488795,338m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x880feaa987ea773f:0x8c16ace134e48f27!8m2!3d42.2183734!4d-87.849711

You can see the shadows of the huge HV power lines on the right side, just
short of Skokie Valley Road.

I had three monobanders at 50 feet and did not notice any noise.

Here is a shot of how big those lines are:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2180154,-87.8468206,3a,75y,90h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAMtRit9ZqO-_sQ2LgMvYrg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DAMtRit9ZqO-_sQ2LgMvYrg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D186.00862%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192


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On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 8:50 AM <ae4pb at carolinaheli.com> wrote:

> Just moved to a new QTH and there are high voltage power lines cutting
> across the corner of our property running NW direction. The house is on the
> East side of the lines.
>
> Is it reasonable to expect good operability or is it a wash? I don't want
> to
> go through the troubles if I'll just be frustrated.
>
> Was looking to do a 60' tower for the high bands (I'll still be below the
> lines height wise), multiband vertical (low bands 80/40/30) , and
> dipole(80/40).
>
> Vertical is planned to have 60 or more radials.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jerry D. Moore aka AE4PB
>
>
>
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