[Lowfer] Smart Meters pwr & water

[Lee]

>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. 
>

 This polling would be my main concern. I live in a fairly dense neighborhood with power lines on my west property line and my north property line. Polling could be happening all the time to meters far away from me but my property gets bathed in LF QRM. That would mostly suck. 

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mitch Powell <mitch.powell at sympatico.ca>
>Sent: Apr 2, 2011 12:51 PM
>To: VE7SL at shaw.ca, "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp;
>	UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Smart Meters pwr & water
>
>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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