i lived about 100 feet from a 250,000 volt power line tower and reception
was not that bad. i just had to play around with antenna location and my
ground rod had to be driven in the front yard as far way from the tower as
posible.
it was not the best but it was not to bad.

chuck

"tommyknocker" wrote in message
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N8KDV wrote:



Maximus wrote:

FWIW, they did recently boost the voltage on some high tension lines
from
250 k to 500 k - would that make that much noise ?

Yes, if the associated equipment is not up to snuff to handle the
increased
voltage, insulators and the like.

How close are these lines? I shudder to think of living anywhere near
that type
of line while pursuing the radio hobby.

I live about a half mile from some high tension lines-I suspect, but
have never confirmed, that they're part of the massive Pacific Intertie
which shuttles electricity between Vancouver (British Columbia) and
Tijuana. I also live near a FM transmitting tower. It wipes out half of
the FM band unless you're using a good reciever.




"N8KDV" wrote in message
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Maximus wrote:

Quoting "Tommyknocker" :

Speaking of the tropical bands, I haven't been able to get much on
them
lately. I'm hearing a loud buzz all across the lower freqs, but I
can't
seem to narrow down where it's coming from.

I hear that @#$% noise up here in Washington state too, and don't
know
what
it is. I'd love to know what it is - anybody know definitively
what it
is ?

Perhaps a powerline problem?