Re: [IRCA] S. AZ TPs, Monday 8/22

[Steve Ratzlaff <ratzlaffsteve@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi KAZ,

The longwire was elevated 10' the whole distance. Critters chew up 
anything on the ground that catches their fancy, here in the desert 
(assumed to be packrats), so I can't leave any wire or cable lying on 
the ground if I want it to last more than a day or two.    :)

73,

Steve


On 8/22/2016 12:41 PM, Neil Kazaross wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Was that wire directly on the desert ground or was it elevated? Either way,
> I'd want to be more that 30-40 ft away from powerlines.  Perhaps you'd pick
> up less noise if on the ground directly?
>
> 73 KAZ
>
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Steve Ratzlaff <ratzlaffsteve@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> I strung a 1100' E/W longwire last week but found it picked up high levels
> of AC noise from a parallel powerline some short distance away (30-40')and
> was completely useless for weak signals--I took it down today. It was worth
> a try as I had no idea how much, if any, a parallel powerline might couple
> to the longwire. Now I know! I'll eventually try another location that's
> much farther away from the powerline and hope for better results.
>
> Steve

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