William Mutch wrote:
I had this same problem a couple years ago and used a portable to
trace the problem to an insulator on the power companys transmission
line a couple hundred yards from my house which was visably arcing. A
fire danger as well as RF garbage source! When I called the power co.
and reported the arc they sent out a crew in just a couple of hours who
repaired the transmission line and solved the noise problem.

73 KC2LVQ

It does not hurt to mention the word ``arcing'' when you find a noisy insulator,
whether it's arcing or not. At least AEP crews won't come out for anything short
of arcing. Noise complaints go to the noise department and they never move from
their desks.
--
Ron Hardin


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