Re: [IRCA] Local noise abatement

["Doug Pifer - KE6GMM" <oregon4wd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike,

Definitely ON topic for me.  My power company guy said it had to be "local" stations that are affected. I said Portland (70mi) and Eugene (40mi) for his information and this is fine. The true locals over-come the noise, but not by a whole lot.  For anything else, noise covers about 160/180 degrees of my loop. As far as the TA's and AK, I was lucky as the loop was pointed in the 20 degrees of area that is left. I was REALLY lucky.  He knows I'm a DX'er as I've had problems here several years ago.  Good luck.

73- Doug

----- Original Message -----

From: Michael Hawkins

To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:25 PM

Subject: Re: [IRCA] You Can Tell that AM Radio is In a Recognition CrisisWhen...

Slightly off the topic of this one, I had the local utility out last week trying to find the source of RF noise that I believe is coming from the power lines.  He did a lot of testing and found problems that he referred to repair people, and then asked me what stations I was having trouble hearing.  He couldn't take ALL for an answer since listening problems were a function of antenna rotation, and said he needed specifics for some out-of-the-area stations.  I told him KOAL, KOA and KFNZ (for starters).  Then I had to tell him the frequencies, where they were, and convince him that you really could hear them from here.  Ugh!

 

Mike Hawkins

Campbell CA

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