[SMCARA] Noise/RFI

[Clarke, Tom AIR4.0P NATOPS]

Wayne, WD4MNP has been experiencing a lot of RFI that appears to be external to his house.  He tripped every breaker in the box, as well as the main feeder breaker, and the noise was still there (rig running on battery!).

Has anyone experienced noise from the new "electronic" power meters now being installed by SMECO?  That noise would not be affected by pulling the main feeder breaker. SMECO would have to come out and pull the meter in order to make a noise reading.

Does anyone have an 80 meter DFer?  That would help nail down the source.

FYI.  I have a fairly (2-3 yr) recent Trane heat pump with variable speed blower feature.  The motor control unit makes a bunch of noise!  Toroids and shielding some wires helps, but it still cranks it out.  Strip lighting that uses switching power supplies are horrible. Some Routers are noise makers.  Some flat screen/plasma TVs are notorious as are light dimmers.  Anything with an electronic "brain" is suspect.

73 Tom/W4OKW