[BC] Power Line Noise (was: BPL)

[Ron Castro]

Any way to get plans for that device?

Ron Castro
Chief Technical Officer
Results Radio, LLC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Taggart" <tpt at eurekanet.com>
To: <Broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 4:46 PM
Subject: [BC] Power Line Noise (was: BPL)


> My friend and former business partner has been playing with a neat device 
> made up of an ultrasonic mike & "downconverter" to locate noisy poles. 
> He's works 6 sideband, mostly (call: KB8ZMJ) and of course the noise 
> drives him crazy. Allows him to narrow down most noise sources to the 
> particular pole which he can then report to the power company.
>
> Local troubleshooter for the power company is very cooperative--when his 
> supervisor allows him to be.  Device located a pole recently where two 
> feeders crossed at right angles on the same pole.  There was an small arc 
> that had been slowly burning away on the pole under the cross bars.  The 
> pole was about ready to break in two.
>
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