[Lowfer] Distance from powerline question

[William E. Isakson]

Andy, the field extends forever.  It is infinite.  Near and perpendicular
to the power line the field energy drops off as the square of the distance.
Bill

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Bill Isakson     AC6QV
Roseburg, Oregon USA
bill.isakson at gmail.com



On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Andy - KU4XR via Lowfer <
lowfer at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Greetings all :
>
> In all seriousness on this matter.. I did a lot of net searching to no
> avail.. My question is :
> " How far out from a standard service line ( 4 to 13 KV ) does the EMF
> field extend ?? "
> With my long term thinking of " more is better " , I recently added a
> meager 40 feet length
> to my LF antenna.. This however put the end about 10 feet from the
> powerline on the far side
> of my property.. The end is almost at a 90 degree angle to the line, and I
> also have 20 feet
> of that hanging vertically.. Powerline buzz is not my issue, it is as if
> the entire spectrum
> has deafened ..  I plan to shorten the length by at least 20 feet, which
> will put the end of the
> antenna 30 feet from the powerline.. 30 feet is the only distance
> reference I could find
> after hours of searching.. Of course the common consensus was " The
> farther the better ",
> but this was a safety, and exposure reference.. Is there a Radio Antenna
> recommended
> distance, or does the field vary depending on the load on the line at any
> given moment ??
>
> Thanks for your time, and have a great day :
>
> Andy - KU4XR
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