jj wrote in message ...
Hello,

I am a ham looking for a home. I found one that interests me, except
that it is about 600 feet from high tension lines. I am trying to
determine whether I should be concerned about this. There are three
potential issues that I can think of:

1.) Possible excessive exposure to low-frequency magnetic fields.

2.) Even if there is no significant exposure, the resale value of the
property may be affected if other buyers are concerned if/when I turn
around to sell it.

3.) Radio noise. I would imagine that any arcing along the system
would wreak havoc on my enjoyment of weak-signal dx.

Any and all comments appreciated.

-JJ

JJ,

I have high tension towers about 250 feet behind my house. I use 100 watts
into an all band dipole on HF. I've lived here for 17 years, and my
neighbor is in her late eighties and has lived here since the early 60's.
I'm not sure what the signs are of exposure to low-frequency magnetic fields
are, but she remains a delightful lady.

With regards to 2.), real estate around here is selling like crazy. A
friend of mine bought some property very close to power lines about 20
years ago, and sold it for a 400% profit about 5 years later. I wouldn't
have purchased it in the first place, but he made out very well!

As far as 3.) goes, I've worked New Zealand, the South Pacific, South
America, Asia, and Europe from my QTH in Maryland. No problems with QRM
from the power lines interfering with contacts.

I think the best thing to do is to go out and see what the quality of the
reception is as other folks have suggested.

Tim