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March 22nd 04, 12:26 AM

Wes Stewart

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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 18:09:08 GMT, (Rick ) wrote:

|I am trying to locate the source of power line noise in my
|neighborhood. I drove around with a 10 meter am receiver with a base
|loaded vertical on the car and found the noise source is hard to
|pinpoint. Possibly this is because the noise is being conducted along
|the power line? What is the best way to locate the source.
|I am assuming if I can tell the power company that I am certain of the
|pole (cracked insulator ?) that is causing the problem I stand a
|better chance of getting action.

Not really. Any decent power company will have an expert whose job it
is to find this stuff. Mine (a rural co-op) does not, although they
have tried very hard on several occasions. About the time I got their
guy sort of trained, he was injured and retired. Subsequently, they
called in the guy from the local metropolitan company with his
specially equipped van and he found the problems almost immediately.

|A related question - IF I was to find the pole where the noise
|originates is there any chance of being able to actually see arcing
|occurring?

Highly unlikely.

N7WS

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