Bart Bailey wrote:

In posted on Wed, 06
Apr 2005 17:50:58 GMT, Bart Bailey wrote: Begin

I was the one who suggested Mark take a look at the ANC-4 to evaluate if
he thought the somewhat pricey cost might be justified, and based on
reports from acquaintances in the local radio community I have already
ordered one for myself, and will report on its effectiveness after it
arrives next monday.

OK It's Monday,
UPS came on time,
and the ANC-4 is a real blessing.
Ideal circumstances for an evaluation this afternoon because it just so
happened that ten meters was wide open today and SDG&E was also in true
form with all the hash they could dish out. At first I thought the thing
wasn't going to be of any service as there wasn't any noticeable
reduction in the high noise level, but since it (my noise) was from
outside and above the antenna rather than from within the shack, I had
to use an external sense antenna. When using an additional roof antenna
for reference, the ANC-4 was able to reduce the noise to a baseline hiss
yet all stations came in unaffected. I heard stuff I only occasionally
hear during brief periods of quiet, but was able to maintain that s/n
throughout the afternoon. The unit is well constructed, heavy case, a
bit smaller than I expected, fits easily on top of the rig, and is all
in all a worthwhile addition to anyone plagued by a noisy (QRN)
environment.

If you have a problem with outside electrical noise then call the provider. In
realistic terms they only have a brief period to respond to your complaint.

I had a persistent problem here recently (last fall) and though it took a bit of
time to resolve, the local power provider spent over $5000 to bring in an
outside contractor (from Maryland) to not only resolve the problem, but to train
the local folks to be able to resolve the problems themselves.

(Interestingly enough, I had traced the problem to within 3 poles, but they
wouldn't listen to me. I did get a highly apologetic letter later on though!)

If you can't get any relief, and you believe that the problem is indeed caused
by power line problems, then get in touch with the FCC.

Don't take no for an answer!

dxAce
Michigan
USA


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