On 12/18/2011 1:36 PM, W5UN wrote: > I'm looking for input from someone who has experienced a similar > situation as I describe below. > > About 3 months ago I began experiencing severe noise on top > band. It's a constant white noise which begins to drop off above > 2.5 mHz, and is hardly noticeable on 80, and not there at all on 40 > meters and above. Every once and a while the noise will drop off > completely, only to return a few minutes later. It is there about 98% > of the time.The severity seems to vary a little, but is typically > S9+15 db when present, and S3 during the rare times it drops out.. > This noise is coming from the eastern direction, about a mile from > here. There are power lines.there, and these appear to be the source, > however there are similar power lines of the same voltage here in > other directions, including one to the southwest about 800 feet away, > but that one has no noise. Has anyone experienced such noise as this? > I need to see if I can track this down and get it fixed. Any help > will be appreciated. > > Dave, W5UN Good Morning Dave:
I'm not hearing that here in Lufkin, so it possibly local for you. 73, Mike, W5UC > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK