Dave:

What you say was absolutely true. Until electric utility deregulation. The
bean counters have taken over the utilities, and getting repairs is now
worse than pulling teeth. Lines are not maintained any longer until they
pose an imminent public safety threat. Ask Riley Hollingsworth or Ed Hare
if you don't want to believe me. Unfortunately, your experience is more the
exception than the rule anyway. Also, read the following article:
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/special/aug03/black03.html, where you
will find First Energy mentioned. Tom Rauch, W8JI is preparing to file suit
against them, as their lines are noisy, literally falling down, and they
refuse to repair them. So, please don't mislead the newbies with stories
about the golden past. It is gone, unfortunately.
BTW, my credentials can be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/power_line_handbook/.

73,
W5VPQ
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Crazy George
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"Dave Shrader" wrote in message
news:atrcb.426927$cF.131792@rwcrnsc53...
I lived and operated HF for 38 years within 100 meters of 3 sets of HV
lines from 66KV to 110KV on the New England Power Grid in Danvers,
Massachusetts, 01923, 10 Bow Street. My next door neighbor was the Right
of Way. My 80/75 meter doublet was parallel to the lines [maximum
coupling] and noise was a non issue. I looked out the window and Voila!
Power Lines!!

In 38 years of HF operation the only problem was one cracked insulator,
corona, that was promptly replaced by NE Electric.

Moral, considering the negative response, noise is not a problem on
maintained lines!

Deacon Dave, W1MCE
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Donnie wrote:

Have a new ham that his property is backed up to a high voltage power
line right of way, He is
thinking about installing a tower in the yard but is wondering what
effect or line noise would be
present with the tower in line of sight to the power lines. comments
welcome..





Donnie (N4JZH)

''Behold how good and well brethren dwell together in unity''