[AMRadio] GREAT stories on pole interference

Bob, Tony, Carl, et.al. These stories are GREAT! I have had two encounters with Verizon regarding electic pole interference. The first encounter in 1995 was frustrating. However, the latest request to Verizon, they came out within a week, investigated and repaired. Noise went down at least 20 d

Re: [AMRadio] Receiver Noise Reduction Devices

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 pacema

Re: [AMRadio] Receiver Noise Reduction Devices

I FOUND A HEIL CLEARSPEECH SPEAKER ON EBAY AND IT WORKS WONDERS. Quoting Bob Macklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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.

Re: [AMRadio] Receiver Noise Reduction Devices

At 09:00 PM 1/24/2008, you wrote: Mike if you and the power company agree it is coming from a neighbor's house I would approach the neighbor with something that can hear the noise and try to locate the source. This will, of course, depend on cooperation of the neighbor. If they refuse you h

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, "

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 mete

[AMRadio] Outside noise source

I would think also that you should pursue the source of the problem, and document it. If it is some device in a house, and the owner is not willing to help solve it, you might have to start down the FCC road to have them deal with. But you may also be saving the owners life and possessions. I kn

RE: [AMRadio] Receiver Noise Reduction Devices

I have the MFJ-1026 that was bought to use against power line noise. If the noise is radiated externally to your house and not conducted into your house via the power lines and if the noise is from a particular direction the 1026 will help and sometimes dramatically. If the noise is from no partic