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September 23rd 03, 03:06 PM

On 22 Sep 2003 16:54:31 -0700, (jj) wrote:

Hello,

I am a ham looking for a home. I found one that interests me, except
that it is about 600 feet from high tension lines. I am trying to
determine whether I should be concerned about this. There are three
potential issues that I can think of:

1.) Possible excessive exposure to low-frequency magnetic fields.

2.) Even if there is no significant exposure, the resale value of the
property may be affected if other buyers are concerned if/when I turn
around to sell it.

3.) Radio noise. I would imagine that any arcing along the system
would wreak havoc on my enjoyment of weak-signal dx.

Any and all comments appreciated.

-JJ

When you say "high tension" lines I'm not sure whether you're talking
about power lines on 50-foot wood poles or the bigger lines on massive
metal towers -- but you can always temp. rig your transceiver to your
car battery, drive to the neighborhood, throw a long wire out the
window, and listen on your favorite bands for buzz & hash.

Or, maybe you could get the real estate agent to let you bring a rig
to the house, assuming it's empty.

Personally, I'm surrounded by above ground power lines, and there's a
50,000 watt AM station with a 4-tower antenna within a mile, but it's
a reasonably quiet location.

Bob
k5qwg