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Links, links, and more links
Utility Industry information:
Transmission & Distribution World magazine article; intended audience is the
utilities -- now if only they would read it and follow up!
ARRL:
ARRL power line
noise - see the
FAQ link - the most useful single resource on
power line noise!
ARRL "Information
for Electric Utilities" notes for utilities -
excellent multi-chapter article covering many subjects - another very good read
for utility personnel
FCC Issues Two
Citations in Longstanding Power Line Noise Case - it took way too long,
but at least it finally happened!
AC Power Inferference Handbook by Marv Loftness,
KB7KK - this book really is a great education,
certainly worth your time to read... and if your utility will promise to read
it, you might even buy it for them
FCC Enforcement info on ARRL web site
FCC Enforcement
letters to various utilities (these are all PLN
issues)
FCC letter #1 to my local utility,
January 2006
FCC letter #2 to my local utility,
April 2006
FCC letter #3
to my local utility, January 2007
FCC letter #4
to my local utility, March 2009
Other hams' pages on power line noise:
What does PLN sound like?
Click here
Contesting.com - RFI thread on PLN
YouTube videos of PLN
K5GP
- Central Texas & DX Contest club web site, helpful article, not too lengthy
K5GP - very good PowerPoint
presentation on finding and solving PLN problems
N8DMT - helpful article, with a successful
ending (though the pictures seem to be missing)
NR6CA
- another helpful article
AF4O - his PLN
story & hunting techniques
K3ZM - Peter's fascinating story about
finding horrible line noise 17 MILES AWAY
W8JI - notes and pictures
on power line noise
W8JI - good
notes on "radiated and conducted noise", including PLN issues
KA4UDX - his
blog including PLN info & video
W0XI - Mightnight
Science ultrasonics - build your own ultrasonic detector for a very
reasonable price!
Mitigation of Radio Noise from External Sources - a Naval Postgraduate
School study
Software/Tools:
Virtual Legacy Radio -
free OK1FIG tool that you can use to automatically log/document power line
noise, recommended by Bill N8XV
PLN-related
Products & Services:
Arrow Antennas - handheld beams
for 2m & 70cm - I have been very pleased with mine
Radar
Engineers - maker of PLN-locating devices
RFI Services - Electrical Interference Source Locating, Training and
Consulting, with very helpful info
other misc PLN:
fun video showing huge 500kV arc -- PLN to the max!
(more links coming! -- email me if you know any excellent
ones...)
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