Our new potential house site has those big (Is it 15kV) high tension power towers crossing the sound into the City of Edenton. The wires are about 200 yards down from our house, not right over the house. Am I going to have HF radio noise issues with those wires? If so, is it a fixable situation because my wife loves the house?
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Despite Fred's "comment", the actual answer is; it depends. Mostly it depends on the band.
I am ~500 feet from 2 HV lines. If memory serves, one is 17KV and the other is 34KV. My noise levels on 20-10 are around an S3 right now. 40m is about S4, 80m is S5, and 160m (off of the TX vertical) is S7.
I've had some problems in the past (such as S9 on 80m), but those are issues with faulty line equipment. Phone calls to the power company usually fix them. Most of my noise here comes from the other houses around me, not the power lines.
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The wife or the house?
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In addition to Jim's comments, look into a noise canceller such as a Timewave ANC-4 or MFJ-1025/1026. I like the -1026 as it allows the use of an external sense antenna.
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Crap! But thanks, you give me some hope. Living out here on a hill away from town has spoiled me for stuff like amateur radio and astronomy. It is dark out here in terms of light and RF noises. The wife wants to move into a neighborhood so she can socialize. Since it took a crowbar to get her to move, I guess it's going to take a little compromise.
"Love Trumps Hate."
"You Facist, Sexual Predator!"
" I thought a lot about blowing up the White House"
Uh Huh, What Love?
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"Love Trumps Hate."
"You Facist, Sexual Predator!"
" I thought a lot about blowing up the White House"
Uh Huh, What Love?
I'm going to look into noise canceling filters, Thanks. I was just remembering my time stationed in Melbourne, Florida. Salt air and powerlines made for some interesting fireworks (lots of arcing and sparking)
"Love Trumps Hate."
"You Facist, Sexual Predator!"
" I thought a lot about blowing up the White House"
Uh Huh, What Love?
Bummer on losing the astronomy too!
That's probably the only thing I miss about Tulelake. There was very little ambient light, so the Meade got a lot of use.
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