[SADXA] Powerline interference

[ted at teddowning.com]

TEP is regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission. As elected officials, they should be more responsive.  I know several of them and they are approachable.  

Are the sounds that we hear appear, to me, possible tangible indicators of lack of maintenance of their equipment? That translates into downstream justifications/requests/ demands for rate increases.  I am willing to work with any members on resolving this issue. Of lend a hand.  The fact that different utilities are treating the problem differently works to our (ham’s) advantage.

Contact me. Thanks..

Ted  W7key


> On Apr 22, 2018, at 3:03 PM, Jerry <jdwothe at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Ted:
> What Wes says is TEPs position since Gary left some years ago. Some that I know that have had problems have had limited help from TEP.
> The ARRL has an agreement with the FCC for dealing with these issues but it is a long bureaucratic process that takes months. Find it here:  http://www.arrl.org/power-line-noise-faq
> W6XI
> 
> On 4/22/2018 11:55 AM, Wes Stewart wrote:
>> Thankfully, I'm with Trico Electric and they are responsive.
>> 
>> IMHO, TEP has made a business decision to tell hams to take a hike, that there is nothing that can be done to them.  This isn't new, they essentially told me this back in the 1980's and the guy telling me was a ham who I regularly talked to on the air, although on the telephone he never mentioned his identity.  I learned that later.  I wound up ambushiionng the CEO at a public meeting and asking pointed questions, which of course he couldn't answer.  But I did get some help.
>> 
>> If I were you I'd be calling my friends on the corporation commission and FCC.
>> 
>> Wes
>> 
>> On 2/6/2018 3:37 PM, Theodore DOWNING wrote:
>>> I live near Ft. Lowell and Mountain for two months. The line noise from 80m to 15m is S9.  For all practical purposes, I am QRT. TEP appears to have dismantled Gary’s special SUV filled with RFI locating equipment. The “technician”  that came to my location was using a car radio, I think. Does anyone know what it going on? The TEP people are very nice, but results also help.
>>> 
>>> Ted w7key
>> 
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