[SMCARA] Noise/RFI

[Jason Rearick]

While on my HF mobile, I have noticed a lot more noise in my neighborhood 
since everyone's Christmas lights have been put up!  It has even broken 
squelch on the 2M mobile.


N3YUG
Jason



-----Original Message----- 
From: Clarke, Tom AIR4.0P NATOPS
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 3:28 PM
To: SMCARA Reflector
Subject: [SMCARA] Noise/RFI

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

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