[Lowfer] Smart Meters pwr & water

[Mitch Powell]

Hi Steve:
Following is highly scientific test (?) using AM radio - and walk-around.
Tuned to AM radio station approx 200 kM away - so relatively weak.
Some surprises:
"smart meter - FlexNet model 530X - no problem until within one foot - and then total 100% noise wipes out the entire band.
Water meter - totally quiet - even with am radio sitting on unit.

Surprises:
1 - Within one foot of a carbon monoxide detector - total wipeout of the am receiver - Mfr: American Sensors.
2 - Carbon monoxide # 2 - KIDDE - very quiet - nothing detected until sitting on top of the detector. negligible.
3 -SMPS used on the DELL LCD monitor - total wipeout of am - within one foot - but anywhere near the
ac line cord or wiring to the LCD monitor created 50% reduction of the am signal - due to noise radiation.
4 - Don't go near a KitchenAid ceramic top stove !! - walked by on my "search" and the front panel totally
wipes out the am radio. Highest intensity near the display.    ( going to the coleman stove during listening periods from now on ! )
5 - Walked by the VHS/VCR - huge field within 2 feet. Total wipeout of am band - Unit then turned off and still 25% radiation of noise.
6 - SMPS used on Thinkpad laptop - lots of noise at the power supply - and small radiation down the power lead to the laptop
and along the ac cord.

Notes: the DELL LCD monitor SMPS radiated a very strong signal - wiping out the area around 139 kHz - that's using
an outdoor receive antenna. - unplugged the power supply - no noise.

Notes: "smart meter" - It is my understanding that the smart meter is polled - I have no idea of the schedule or length of time
of a typical poll so it could well be that this would not be a problem until or when the polling is done.
Someone else may have an idea on that - or experience with that situation. 

Notes: water meter - this is read( as Steve R. commented ) from outside the house by a utility person.... so it's done only
on a bi-weekly basis for seconds. - but it obviously isn't radiating for the rest of the time.

Hope this adds to your study !

All the flowers up yet ?

73

Mitch 


On 2011-04-02, at 1:23 PM, <VE7SL at shaw.ca> <VE7SL at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Is anyone using a 'smart' meter that is not generating any LF crud??
> 
> Steve
> 
>> Hi Folks
>> I got my new "smart meter" for the power utilities last Friday and the new 
>> "smart meter" for my water service
>> today Fri 4/1. So my question is where should I look for interference. My 
>> gut feeling is that I am done! Don't
>> even bother to look for lowfer freqs! They will be obliterated! Any 
>> suggested web sites I should visit. Thanks.
>> Lee
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