Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems
Agreed Mike. I had a power company lineman tell me not to do the sledgehammer trick. If something is about to break, it could fall with some consequences. If the pole has a guy cable, just give it a good yank.
Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems
Agreed Mike. I had a power company lineman tell me not to do the sledgehammer trick. If something is about to break, it could fall with some consequences. It is best to get an aircraft handheld receiver and put a 2 meter beam on it that you can hold in your hand. Using the aircraft receiver will take one to the pole where the noise is coming from. Actually it is best to use something at 300 MHz, but those receivers for AM are not available inexpensively. That red glow is sometimes there for determination of operation, but I don't know what type of operation it means. Let the professionals fix the problem. 73 JPW - Original Message - From: "Mike Dorworth K4XM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems Far be it from me to be a power line expert. However the glowing red spot means it is: 1. About to burn out or 2. About to BLOW UP! I would leave the sledge hammer work to the paid professionals.. 73 Mike Jim: get you a sledge hammer and while listening to ur radio smack the pole a few times. also look for poles with a bank of caps on it. these are known sources of pulse noise as they have two hardware nuts and a lot of the guys just tighten the first one and snug the second. 73 Tony QBE ZUT DE WA4JQS
Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems
Mike Dorworth K4XM wrote: Far be it from me to be a power line expert. However the glowing red spot means it is: 1. About to burn out or 2. About to BLOW UP! I would leave the sledge hammer work to the paid professionals.. 73 Mike I'd say excersize the 30.06 and give the so-called 'paid professionals' something to do. That glowing red dot should make a nice 'site adjustment' target. 73 = Best Regards, -Geoff/W5OMR
Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems
Far be it from me to be a power line expert. However the glowing red spot means it is: 1. About to burn out or 2. About to BLOW UP! I would leave the sledge hammer work to the paid professionals.. 73 Mike > > > > Jim: > get you a sledge hammer and while listening to ur radio smack the pole a > few times. also look for poles with a bank of caps on it. these are known > sources of pulse noise as they have two hardware nuts and a lot of the guys > just tighten the first one and snug the second. > 73 Tony > QBE ZUT DE WA4JQS > >> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.3 - Release Date: 01/31/2005
RE: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems
Jim: get you a sledge hammer and while listening to ur radio smack the pole a few times. also look for poles with a bank of caps on it. these are known sources of pulse noise as they have two hardware nuts and a lot of the guys just tighten the first one and snug the second. 73 Tony QBE ZUT DE WA4JQS ANTHONY W. (Tony) DePrato WA4JQS EXTRA - HEAVY Since 1962 CQ DX HALL OF FAME # 35 A1-OP FISTS # 10573 South Sandwich Island Dxpedition Group CALLS HELD: WA4JQS/ZS1, WA4JQS/KC4, WA4JQS/4K1 ZD8JQS, V31SS, VP8BZL, VP8SSI, 3Y0PI
RE: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems
I finally went around the neighborhood, and I found three sources of RFI that peg my SWL receiver S-meter when tuned to 3885. Two were in my own house! One was a VCR that produces a nasty broad roar every 250 kc, and the other was one of my (have 2) garage door openers. After unplugging both of these I got an S-8 on the receiver. The third noise seems to be power line type line noise of an impulse type. Looking around the neighborhood, a pole mounted transformer has a very visible rust stain on the side, and a red glowing dot in the middle. Maybe that transformer is on it's way out. This is progress Gents. It helps to know who your enemy is.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of CHRIS PAPAIOANNOU Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:09 PM To: Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems it's respectable Jim, tnx,73, Chris SV1DAF. - Original Message - From: "Jim Candela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems > Chris, the phrase, "married with children" has > something to do with the choices made over the years. > Thanks for asking. > Regards, > Jim > --- CHRIS PAPAIOANNOU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 73 to Jim and all, > > Jim why don't you try to rent a home out in the > > country and divide the rent with other hams in order > > to save all these TVI problems and not only? > > Just a thought that could help.. > > Chris SV1DAF. > > > __ > > AMRadio mailing list > > Home: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > > > > __ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > __ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.5 - Release Date: 1/26/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.5 - Release Date: 1/26/2005
Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems
it's respectable Jim, tnx,73, Chris SV1DAF. - Original Message - From: "Jim Candela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems > Chris, the phrase, "married with children" has > something to do with the choices made over the years. > Thanks for asking. > Regards, > Jim > --- CHRIS PAPAIOANNOU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 73 to Jim and all, > > Jim why don't you try to rent a home out in the > > country and divide the rent with other hams in order > > to save all these TVI problems and not only? > > Just a thought that could help.. > > Chris SV1DAF. > > > __ > > AMRadio mailing list > > Home: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > > > > __ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net >
Re: [AMRadio] Jim's tvi problems
Chris, the phrase, "married with children" has something to do with the choices made over the years. Thanks for asking. Regards, Jim --- CHRIS PAPAIOANNOU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 73 to Jim and all, > Jim why don't you try to rent a home out in the > country and divide the rent with other hams in order > to save all these TVI problems and not only? > Just a thought that could help.. > Chris SV1DAF. > __ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net >
