Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Question about power lines

2017-03-11 Thread ac5p
If primary power line carrying noise, you are gonna pick it up well with parallel wire antenna.   Maybe less intense if grounded quarter wave vs. self-resonant ungrounded half wave?  73, Mike AC5P  On Saturday, March 11, 2017 10:44 AM, Fred C. Jensen wrote: It probably doesn't matter

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Question about power lines

2017-03-11 Thread Fred C. Jensen
It probably doesn't matter Al, the lines are likely in your antennas near field and thus coupled. Maybe they will enhance the radiation of some of your RF. [:-) Fred K6DGW Al Lorona wrote: >One leg of a horizontal antenna has to, unfortunately, run parallel to the >power lines at the back of

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Question about power lines

2017-03-11 Thread Roy Koeppe
Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] [OT] Question about power lines One leg of a horizontal antenna has to, unfortunately, run parallel to the power lines at the back of a city lot. Will there be more pickup of electrical noise if that leg has a current maximum, or a current minimum on it, a

Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Question about power lines

2017-03-10 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT
Please answer on the list -- I have the same issues and would be interested in any comments. Thanks -- Lynn On 3/10/2017 1:38 PM, Al Lorona wrote: You can e-mail me privately to keep traffic down. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http

[Elecraft] [OT] Question about power lines

2017-03-10 Thread Al Lorona
One leg of a horizontal antenna has to, unfortunately, run parallel to the power lines at the back of a city lot. Will there be more pickup of electrical noise if that leg has a current maximum, or a current minimum on it, along the portion of the antenna closest to the power lines? You can e-m