From the ARRL Laboaratory, an overview on how to identify power line noise, how to locate the noise source, and tips on getting the problem corrected. Produced by ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio.
I've tried to find the source of power line noise at my QTH here in Ireland, I contacted the power company several times in 2017 and they acknowledged my complaint and I heard nothing. I contacted my local regulator and the said they would call out to me but never did, I called them up a year later and I was told my only hope is to find the bad pole myself and then contact them back to verify. I got a yagi antenna it's got 2m/70cm and I was convince it was a particular pole but it's not detectable on 2m or 70cm. The noise is bad today and it's 60% humidity, It normally went away with wet but today it's dry but yesterday evening a Thunderstorm went over and quite heavy downpours and it's back only since then, previously to the Thunderstorm it was completely quiet for several weeks. Another big issue for me is that these poles are on a 10 Kv line and they don't run by the road they run through fields and it's not easy access fields here with barbed wire, electric fences, high ditches, gates and cattle/bulls. I can't get any sort of bearing on the noise at all oh HF.
When it comes to RFI problems, only the FCC has jurisdiction. Under FCC pre-emption of RFI matters, local or state regulators do not have jurisdiction. If the FCC said it doesn't have jurisdiction over radio noise from power lines, whoever said that is mistaken. If the problem involved amateur radio, contact ARRL at rfi@arrl.org and we can explain the process we use with the FCC to the cases resolved. Ed Hare, W1RFI
@@jpcgpc As someone that deals with RFI as part of my job, I can say the FCC does get involved if they get written complaints that indicate the power company is not doing anything about the problem. FCC letters are usually addressed to the utilities CEO.
