RFI
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [RFI] power line noise

To: rfi@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RFI] power line noise
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 15:35:31 -0700
List-post: <mailto:rfi@contesting.com>
On 8/1/2024 3:11 PM, Tom Cox via RFI wrote:
Suggestions welcome.

Hi Tom,

The first thing to determine is what kind of noise it is. Many (most?) hams automatically assume that all noise we here is from power lines. For at least the last 10-15 years, it's more likely that the noise is NOT caused by problems on power lines, but rather from all sorts of electronics in our homes and the homes of our neighbors.

The last thing you want to do is piss off the power company guy chasing a problem that isn't his. :)

This is a pdf of slides for a talk I've done at Pacificon, Visalia, and to several ham clubs. It starts with figuring out what kind of noise, then gets into how to find it. Others here have a lot more great advice on the "finding it" part.

http://k9yc.com/KillingRXNoiseVisalia.pdf

73, Jim K9YC

_______________________________________________
RFI mailing list
RFI@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>