I believe those are sodium vapor lamps. At a prior QTH I had a similar
problem but the power company fixed it in one visit.
What you need to do is take a radio to the honchos there and show them the
noise. Then suggest that the arcing will cause them possible illnesses as
well as affect pacemakers if it gets worse. Ill bet that will get action!
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Macklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service"
<amradio@mailman.qth.net>; "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Receiver Noise Reduction Devices
I live in a senior apartment complex. In the courtyard they have three
orange arc lamps of some kind that come on at sundown and turn off at
sunrise. They wipe out the 80M band for me. But I am afraid to bitch about
them. I will get told if I don't like it to move.
Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa,
"Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony W. DePrato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Discussion of AM Radio in the
Amateur Service" <amradio@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Receiver Noise Reduction Devices
At 08:26 PM 1/24/2008, you wrote:
>I'm looking for a way to reduce a received noise which is being back-fed
>into a nearby powerline from something inside a house about a block
>away.
>I've been working with my power company, and we are in agreement that it
is
>coming from the owner's side of the meter.
>snip
Mike:
A few years back i my receivers were wiped out by a line noise. the
power company was great with their help finding it. we spent about 2
hrs checking lines it was weird . they could pick it up on their
lines for about 3 miles. they started cutting out sections of line
till they found it was on the section 1/4 miles from my house. they
killed both ends and still it was on the dead line. so they started
pulling meters in each house on that section. came to a guy who had a
barn and a dog run outside his barn. pulled his meter and WAM it was
gone. well they found that he had a electric fence around his dog log
and the barn was across the road from his house. with a power drop
going to the barn from his garage. they looked inside his garage and
guess what they found a wire coming off a fence charger going to the
ground wire on the power drop. then across the road they found
another wire coming off the ground down to the fence. he was using
the power companies ground wire to power his fence. needless to say
they cut everything out pulled his meter and left a note for him to
come to the office if he wanted power restored. .
this is just something to think about. also i have found that the new
light bulbs they say are so cost saving are noise generators of the
highest level. xyl bought some and the shack is a shop about 100 feet
from the house . had to go in and remove all of them.
good luck
73 Tony
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