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RFI Busters | Direction Finding RFI | MFJ-852 A/C Line Noise Meter

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In this video I make my first attempt at direction finding the awful RFI that is plaguing my ham radio station. I'm using an MFJ-852 AC Line Noise Meter along with an Icom IC-705 and Tape Measure Yagi-Uda antenna.
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@mark351 2 года назад

A blind ham friend had a noise problem. He called PECO (Philly Electric Co) and figured the call would go into the garbage can. My friend was surprised when he received a call back and a technician set up an appointment for the next day. The tech came over at the appointed time, listened to the noise and said it was definitely electrical. He left to search for the source and called back an hour later saying he found a high voltage primary line off its insulator a couple of block over. The tech put in a work order and it should be repaired in a day or two. It was and noise gone. In the process of finding the annoying noise, a safety problem was found and fixed.

@PaulaBean 2 года назад

There is still hope for humanity.

@HamRadioCrashCourse 2 года назад

It looks like a number is sources. If the number of ghosts was equal to the number of noises sources. Your place is the haunted mansion.

@James_Bowie 2 года назад

People love to instantly blame the pole pigs when in fact, in the great majority of cases, power line RFI is caused by one or more of these situations: Failing insulator Damaged lightning arrester Loose staples on ground conductor Loose pole top pin Ground conductor touching nearby hardware Corroded slack span insulators Guy touching neutral Loose hardware Bare tie wire used with insulated conductor Insulated tie wire on bare conductor Loose cross arm braces Very rarely is a pole pig the cause of RFI!

@dougtaylor7724 2 года назад

Heard the same thing. Way more bad insulators or loose wire taps the transformers.

@alanhart1238 6 месяцев назад

@@dougtaylor7724years ago i found a defective lightning arrestor with help of Idaho Power

@scottrichter1858 2 месяца назад

Pole Pig, I like that.

@TI2GBB 2 года назад

A friend of mine discover the origin of a strong RFI with simple Fm/Am broadcast receiver. He just use the AM and try to search the interference. The guys from the electric company were surprised due the tools he used to detect the interference. 73s TI2GBB Greg 🇨🇷

@jeromepace9768 2 года назад

Yes, please give an update. I will be interested to know what it ends up being. I’m a power lineman. It could be several things on that pole. The power company should have their own RFI detection equipment. We’ve had to do it a few times. Glad you’ve found the offending pole and they should do everything possible to eliminate it!! 73, AI4BI

@jamesacland1041 2 года назад

Most other youtubers I've seen don't go this far, this is awesome. I was a networks officer on a utility in Australia for a while. Also a Ham now. I love watching these videos that actually go out and track down where the source of the RFI is coming from. Most of the time its from power utility equipment, poles and wires. I have heard of faulty solar panels and phone chargers but never got to see any, so I was sceptical. There's usually an underlying issue on the utilities side.

@SeaJay_Oceans 2 года назад

If equipment starts sputtering out random RFI and noise, is that a sign the device is failing ? Water getting into it or something ? If so, maybe linemen could have small portable RFI detectors to listen to the poles & equipment to hear if there is a problem ?

@jeromepace9768 2 года назад

@@SeaJay_Oceans not necessarily. The equipment could be failing such as a transformer going bad but also there are tons of things that could be loose. When things heat up and cool down the metal expands and contracts. Aluminum is worse but copper still does it. This causes connections to be loose. The clamps that connect the wire from the transformer to the primary wire can get loose which is a big cause of noise. It could be a cracked or really dirty insulator or the tie that holds the primary to the insulator. The majority of linemen aren’t going to spend the money to get a detector and companies usually have one with someone that goes around to complaints. I make sure all connections are tight and everything is in good order on every pole I work on because it also saves a trouble call later for power issues. Most causes of rfi can be heard audibly and we fix those when we hear them. But until we go to that pole we won’t know unless someone makes us aware. So if you have any noise, contact your power company as soon as possible.

@SeaJay_Oceans 2 года назад

@@jeromepace9768 Sure thing ! Twice I had whole transformers blow on our street, one was close to my room - bright flash and boom and then lights out. No complaints, the men replaced them safely and quickly. Thank you all for your brave service to keep America powered up, well lit, and safe !

@davidelkins571 2 года назад

This is a great video for finding and fixing this issue. Many don't know that usually the power company, if it is on their side, will fix this issue. Good work Mike for putting this information out there.👍

@MegaCadr 2 года назад

I would love to see a setup where someone used a drone to produce an RFI heatmap of their town. Cool video!

@HamRadioCrashCourse 2 года назад

Haha. That IS like a PKE meter.

@phillyedhrj 2 года назад

Thanks, Mike! Good info. I'm surrounded by power lines at my house so I understand your pain.

@ReedAB8AS 2 года назад

THANK YOU Mike for posting this. That is exactly what my screen on the 7300 looks like here at the house. The noise here also comes and goes for sometimes for several days. This noise started after the ice storm here in WV Feb of 21. I turned in a power ticket a year ago with no response yet. Frustrated 😒 I’ve turned off the house main and still have noise BUT when the power goes out in the neighborhood the RFI is gone. I’m going to reach out here locally to see if someone has a 852 I can borrow or I guess buy a 705 🤔

@johnkaelberer237 2 года назад

Call the electric company back. They are required to fix these types of problems by the FCC. If they still won't respond, tell them you will be filing a complaint with the FCC if you don't get action now. They will change their tune.

@dougdaniels 2 года назад

Pet peeve - why can't MFJ have a single screw battery port on their gear? 8 screws on that small meter, I have one of their antenna analyzers that's worse.

@MagooHikes 2 года назад

When I bought the house I am in I made sure I had trees to hang an antenna. When I purchase my next home I am going to scan for RFI also. I never thought of that when buying the house, all I cared were antennas. I wish I had checked RFI Thanks KI7WGA

@Hamdalorian 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip on the 135 MHz and yagi to hunt rfi. I gotta do that myself

@andrewfiertek5937 2 года назад

It could a number of things from a transformer, pole top insulator with a tie, deadend shoe or insulator and shoe, missing ground. Had a customer for the power company I work for call in an RF complaint, upon my arrival found transformer issue and primary ridge pin insulator was tied in. With another crew we replaced the transformer and pole top insulator but didn’t replace 2 double deadend shoes which could have been contributing to the problem. With the two upgrades his noise dropped by 2 S-Units. He was happier and now I made a new friend that wants to go out and POTA.

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

Can you come over and fix mine?

@andrewfiertek5937 2 года назад

@@hamradiotube 😆

@TangoOscarMikeN3WS 2 года назад

I had power line noise. I tuned my truck to an AM station and drove around my neighborhood and about a 1/2 mile away the radio was just overcome with RFI right as I past the power pole. Power company came out and fixed it in a couple of days. Good luck.

@BenButler1 2 года назад

Definitely want to hear the outcome of this

@VE3FAL1Fred 2 года назад

Awesome Mike, glad you are getting close. I have a large hockey arena across the street that generates lots of noise, but many of my freezers and fridges in the store are also noise makers as are many of the LED lights they now use in the coolers. Had 28' of heavy snow dumped on us two days ago so still trying to clear that mess up. I still use the old AM radio at times to locate my noise at the poles.But whatever works right ?..cheers and 73 Fred VE3FAL

@wushock92 2 года назад

Great job, Mike! Hopefully the electric company can get on that quickly. Especially since you've done most of their research for them. Decades ago we were having intermittent static issues on our land line that made the phone unusable (pre-cellphone days). I called AT&T on that line and the lady on the other end could barely hear me. Sent a tech out within the hour. He put a 'hot box' on our pole and found the problem a block away. Seems a squirrel had chewed through the insulation. Quickly corrected and never had problems again.

@johnkaelberer237 2 года назад

Good video Mike. As stated, it's many times not even close to your antenna. In my case, I used a Sony IC-7600 portable short wave radio. In AM mode at about 150 MHz, I was able to track the noise down to a pole a few blocks from my QTH. It was the connector from a transformer to the main line. The power company sent out a tech who didn't have specialized equipment, so being able to show him where the problem was made for a quick fix. The SW radio worked excellent. Changing frequencies allowed me to find the frequency where the noise was the loudest. I like the MFJ tracker, but I think most people if they have a portable radio will do just fine using it, even a little AM pocket radio will work in many cases. If you find you are having trouble, then maybe a more specialized piece of equipment like the MFJ you showed would be the way to go. I went from an F-8 noise floor to an F-2. I tried a yagi with my G-90 and found I had better luck with the SW radio. Whatever works, get out there and hunt down that noise. Be sure to get the pole number and ask for the tech to meet you at the location. The guy sent out was excellent and very willing to fix it....and he did.

@markviers998 2 года назад

Great video, can't wait for the follow up :-)

@kenbecker2664 2 года назад

I dig it Mike. My summer project is to get away from a noise I'm getting from a similar thing I get on 40&20. Thanks!

@LeSedici Год назад

The black square thing at 5:25 is the telephone company's copper terminal, or 100-250 pairs of miles of 24-26 gauge wire carrying 17MHz-ish ADSL, dialtone, etc. The Phone company won't do anything about it, either.

@christophersmith1155 2 года назад

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PART TWO. YOU BEEN MENTIONING THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME.

@Hamdalorian 2 года назад

You know mikes had enough when he’s busting out the yagi

@phildurall7466 2 года назад

Congratulations Mike .... you found a pot growing operation! :P The FDA can help you resolve that.

@Bill-HRT 2 года назад

Hey Mike, just saw your video. Great work! Someone else might have already said this (didn’t read other comments), but Apple does make a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter. Sometimes they have it in the Apple Store. If you already know this, just trying to help ;-)

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

Oh I am fully aware of all the stupid dongles apple has forced us to use.

@michaeledmonds3027 2 года назад

Great "needed" video Mike. I hope you find and fix the issue. Looking forward to part two.

@VikrantSingh-se2zb Месяц назад

Thanks for valuable information.😮

@don_n5skt 2 года назад

Thanks Mike. You know my RFI is off the charts. I have a DX Engineering Noise Loop and the issue I have is that the loop doesn't pick up the noise real well so I think using it with the MFJ product will be real helpful. Thanks.

@wd8dsb 2 года назад

Hi Don, what band is your noise on that you're trying to locate, and are you using a preamp with your NoiseLoop (not talking about the preamp in your radio but an external preamp with at least 20 dB of gain)? You should be able to hear and thus track down almost any RFI with the NoiseLoop with preamp that you hear on your main radio with normal gain antenna unless the RFI is just above what would be considered a very low noise floor.

@don_n5skt 2 года назад

@@wd8dsb Every HF band basically and no preamp.

@wd8dsb 2 года назад

@@don_n5skt Hi Don, thanks and that explains a lot. My Portable Flag (which is what DX Engineering calls their NoiseLoop) was designed to be used with a preamp that has at least 20 dB of preamp gain, and this is in addition to any preamp you have in your radio because the preamps in modern HF radios really do not provide extra gain, they just allow you to reduce the normal amount of gain required to have typical receiver sensitivity (example: 0.2 uV sensitivity). Older HF rigs had preamps in them to provide normal sensitivity but you could not turn the preamps off (example: my 44 year old Kenwood TS-180s has a sensitivity of 0.15 uV and it does not have a preamp you can turn on and off). Don't know if you read the original article about my Portable Flag (March 2021 issue of QST), and suggest you check it out if you have not as it has a brief section talking about preamps for use with my Portable Flag. With a 20 dB preamp I can hear all but the very weakest of signals using my Portable Flag on the lower bands like 160 and 80 meters, and on 40 through 10 meters I can pretty much hear anything above a typical low noise floor. Also when trying to hear power line noise make sure your using AM mode with a wide filter selected, and turn off all noise blanker technology. Feel free to E-mail me anytime you want to discuss in more detail. 73, Don (wd8dsb)

@don_n5skt 2 года назад

@@wd8dsb Oh, I get it now. I have the portable antenna from DX Engineering (DXE-NOISELOOP) built and it works fantastically well. I was receiving signals on it the minute I built it. I did not get the 20db preamp as both those radios have preamps but I have not turned them on. When I have used it to look for noise, I hook it to my IC-705 or 6100. Either show strong regular signals but not much on the noise front. Much like my Loop on the Ground does.

@wd8dsb 2 года назад

@@don_n5skt Hi Don. Great, and I just looked in the IC-705 manual and sure enough on the HF bands it looks like you should be using Preamp 1 for maximum sensitivity and it says in CW mode the sensitivity is 0.20 uV when Preamp 1 is on, but that's what any good radio should provide. When using small receive loop antennas that all have negative gain you need even more preamp, so if you want to use your NoiseLoop to direction find RFI you really need your internal preamp on, and you also need to be using a 20 dB external preamp gain when you first start off, and then start backing off on the preamp gain and maybe even turn off the preamps and start using attenuation as you get very close to the source of RFI. 73, Don (wd8dsb)

@davenewmyer3735 2 года назад

Hey Mike, hope they find it soon! I had a couple of noise problems in the past that I used the MFJ device, then to really Zoom in I used a small UHF yagi and radio at 435 Mhz or so AM mode. Used my setup to demo the noise peak to the lineman who later repaired the line and fix the problem. In one case, it was an old transformer, the other case it was an insulator. 73 de n0km

@douglasdreger3852 2 года назад

Good Tom Petty reference at the beginning

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

I reference a lot of things in my videos, but I don't think Tom Petty would ever be one of them. Quite honestly I find his music incredibly boring. I did reference Ray Parker Jr. with a play on the Ghostbusters theme. What are you talking about???

@douglasscottdregerphd9033 2 года назад

@@hamradiotube Your I'm "sick and tired of being sick and tired," just reminded me of the lyric in Petty's Crawling Back to You. That it. Anyway I liked the video. It was a good overview of how to track down the source of RFI. I've found grow houses in my old neighborhood this way. One thing I've been thinking about is getting an attenuator to use with the tape measure yagi to improve directional sensitivity when you get close to the source of the noise (and to use in fox hunts). Anyway, thanks again for the video.

@brianshanahan3878 2 года назад

THIS is an awesome topic dude!!! Good running into you at Hamcation!

@annaplojharova1400 2 года назад

They put it on the "emergency", because the RFI never goes on its own, but usually is a signature of an equipment breakdown with possible fire breaking out as a result. This allows them to fix the issue way sooner so cheaper than when it actually causes any severe damage...

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

Yeah, I just wish the guy that came out even pretended to care. They just sent out a linesman who said he would "put in a ticket" to have the RF Tech come out. I need to follow up with them.

@hamradioqrp-k0klb 2 года назад

Cool vid.. I like the different options you use to isolate the RFI .. Great information to know..

@hemitj 2 года назад

Awesome. Great video. Let's hope they can find and fix the problem

@stevegriffin9552 2 года назад

Hey that’s great Mike The electric company will be able to come out and bring their equipment. Get the problem solved and you can be able to use your radio at home. Great work. WD5ENH Steve

@ernestoraices4158 Год назад

Thanks for the video! Interesting stuff

@Jody_VE5SAR 2 года назад

Great video! And since you've got MFJ's ear... maybe ask for a demo on their MFJ-5008 ultrasonic dish, which can help find arc faults in the power distribution system... or test your ultrasonic pest repellers (as I use mine for). 🙂

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

I asked but they are out of stock

@alanbrockmeier6871 2 года назад

Thanks had no idea how to hunt for excessive RF interference. Great job! 73 NM5SP

@kenthufford743 2 года назад

I have had very positive results with Power Companies fixing noise. NOISE is power, and power is lost money to the power company. And I agree, bad insulators have been the cause in 3 calls.

@sunnies336 6 месяцев назад

are these insulators found on poles? thanks

@kenthufford743 6 месяцев назад

Yes. @@sunnies336

@justinmckibben4534 2 года назад

If you use a compass to shoot bearings in two different spots it may help pinpoint the location quicker using a topo map. Just my inital thoughts.

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

Yes it will. Or you could just drive around the block.

@dougtaylor7724 2 года назад

We have found the offending area. Now, let’s back away and call in the air strike!

@MrSportsphoto 4 месяца назад

Mike, Did you ever make up a follow up video? part 2?

@owlcricker-k7ulm 2 года назад

Good demonstration Mike, go gettem

@kd8opi 2 года назад

Great video. Maybe the best info / demo youve posted. tx.

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

Wow, thanks!

@Trent28888 2 года назад

Another good vid and im happy ya found where it was,byw puttin the 705 on 80M will help ya but what u said about consistency it could be multiple single phase noise but they are actin like a 3 phase noise generator

@chrisharper2658 2 года назад

Have you notice that the noise level picks up in high humidity and after it rains? Its likely the HV insulator side of the pole transformers. Not much can be done. I'd consider employing magnetic loop antennas where possible.

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

It does get quieter in the rain, yes. I just noticed that the other day in fact.

@chrisharper2658 2 года назад

@@hamradiotube That's odd. Should get noisier.

@NovemberOneOscarGrouch Год назад

If I could send you the videos of the noise I have been dealing with for the last couple years you'd be amazed. I finally found the source tonight. My electric meter.

@sunnies336 6 месяцев назад

and what did you do to remedy this? thanks

@NovemberOneOscarGrouch 6 месяцев назад

@@sunnies336 reach out to your power supplier. I used a County Comm radio to show the noise radiating from the meter. They put a new one in. There was also a POE for a security camera that was causing RFI as well.

@James_Bowie 2 года назад

When using a Yagi at close quarters like that you need an attentuator in line with it.

@wrenchmonkey3920 2 года назад

top tip, thats a question in the extra pool.

@Amnesiacize 2 года назад

I've got the same kind of RFI crud on my IC-7300. I've had some success using QRM eliminators (WiMO and no-name versions from AliExpress). After a bit of experimentation with the noise sense antenna, you can phase much of the noise out of your life.

@RicSpivey 2 года назад

Fingers crossed for you Mike! Hoping they get the evil bananas outta your yard so you can get back to tossing regular bananas back and forth!

@lyledal 2 года назад

I'm sure your neighbors weren't freaked out by this at all! 😂

@marcelpliva 2 года назад

Yeah, a new Ghostbuster was born... ;-)

@rffieldtechke5adx 2 года назад

The black box that was on the wire is a cable repeater for Suddenlink. That may be why your internet is bad as well.

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

If that's the case, I'm probably totally screwed. Suddenlink is the worst company in the world. I'll have to give them a call tomorrow.

@andrewfiertek5937 2 года назад

Thanks for this informative video Mike.

@DonDegidio 2 года назад

Hi Mike, Awesome video. I think you might have found your problem. Hope the power company will follow through with an investigation and eventually solve it. Stay safe. 73 WJ3U

@AdamosDad 2 года назад

6:55 is a cable amplifier.

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

I have since discovered that, yes.

@db3mi 2 года назад

good luck, Mike

@AndrewWells527 2 года назад

Here's to hoping that there is a lot of POTA hunting from home in Mike's future!

@hob210 2 года назад

We have had to use the MFJ ultrasonic to find noise that is getting into our cable plant. It works great. We have had quite a few issues that have been resolved with it.

@sunnies336 6 месяцев назад

is this ultrasonic used as a substitute for mjf 852 or in addition to? thanks

@vfsd234 3 месяца назад

Curious as to what you found?

@joeblow8593 2 года назад

Good Luck

@cotharyus 2 года назад

I've seen a bad slice in a power line cause the kind of noise you're seeing there - it's more often something like that than it is a transformer, believe it or not. That's a cool mfj device though.

@ojjenkins7110 2 года назад

Take a look at the MFJ 5008 too. that will pinpoint the noise. Arcing also makes noise at around 39kc too, acoustic. Midnight science has one as well. RF will radiate on the wires whereas sound doesn't near as much. The MFJ 5008 puts the ultra sonic mic at the focal point of a parabola so it can be pin pointed easily.

@chriskringle5309 2 года назад

i also had a major issue with line noise.. it took 2+ years but it turned out that trees were causing the problem as they had grown into the lines and were rubbing them causing the major static .. the power company cut all the trees out of the power lines and the issue was solved..

@donbarker6783 2 года назад

Nicely done Mike! Hope it solves your RFI problems. 73 KM4SON

@SeaJay_Oceans 2 года назад

Their's places in town when you drive through, ALL the AM channels on radio go BZZZZZZZZT. I have no idea what machines they are running in those locations, but whatever it is, the airwaves are flooded with RFI

@miker8379 2 года назад

Gee, noise on 80m. Imagine that. Seriously though more times than not it’s things plugged into the power lines giving us trouble.

@paulaubuchon2336 2 года назад

Great video...had a similar situation many years ago in our city that had a municipal power company. A power sub station about 1/4 mile away was killing me on 10 meters. If by chance one of the engineers was a HAM. We met after several calls and found 2 bad insulators and a bad cabinet switch. Within a week ALL GONE...so you can get a resolve... Paul K1YOU

@craigvk2paw17 2 года назад

So glad I have underground power i my qth

@humanbeing-001 2 года назад

Lol someones grow light.. Dude you are funny. Sub.

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

Hey, it could be.

@humanbeing-001 2 года назад

@@hamradiotube Totally could be.. High powered HID lights are notorious leakers. There is a flashing yellow street light that I pass everyday that I can hear flashing over my cars AM radio.

@kevinkd9txitransmitindiana133 2 года назад

Would love a update and have a feeling your not done!

@Galaxy2517 8 месяцев назад

I Get alot of that on my radio....But the worst of it ended up being my brand new Pyramid power supply....

@rq6884 2 года назад

Great Video Mike! Is the reason you are using 135mhz on the 705 is that its a good(ish) match for the yagi and can hear better? Thanks!

@wrenchmonkey3920 2 года назад

wonder if rtl-sdr with rf analyzer app and usb-A cable would work?

@CoveiraoPS3 2 года назад

Is there any regulation about electrical installations in the US? There should be, not directed specifically to amateur radio, but more towards commercial rf use like phones and Wi-Fi. I think your neighbors will be happier with their Wi-Fi

@brianshanahan3878 2 года назад

PLEASE do a followup to this video!!!

@michealbell5042 2 года назад

I hope it works out for you I have to the problem same here. Show the end result 👌. Ps I think you could make a good series of videos problem solving some more RFI interference with your ham friends . 73's good luck 👍.

@1crazynordlander 2 года назад

If I asked my provider they would come and shut my power off and say "There you go, problem solved"

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

Well, they're not wrong.

@chrissewell1608 2 года назад

The power company guy will say: "Yep, that is a wild squirrel nest! And... we are not allowed to touch it, due to the Harassing Wildlife Laws, all the bunny hugging, PETA, people passed! You, my friend, are screwed! Have a nice day..." 🤤

@chrisbjohannsen 2 года назад

Now I am so curious, did they every come out?

@09keller 2 года назад

Hey Mike, any update on noise and power company? K5TGS

@N5LRZ 2 года назад

OK as far as it goes to locate BUT BUT what and or who do you go to if the noise is coming from the inside of a personal residence.

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

That would present its own challenges. Short of knocking on their door like a Jehovas witness preaching the good word about amateur radio, there is little you could do. Unless it was grow lights. You could get the cops involved, but there’s very little way to prove that either.

@mikemiles3068 2 года назад

Great video Mike❗️73 KV5P and 🤞

@davidsradioroom9678 2 года назад

Hope you can get your RFI problems solved.

@tangle70 2 года назад

Could you hook the Yagi up to the MFJ meter?

@boonetompkins161 2 года назад

Rad

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

to the bone.

@AliReza-zx8km 2 года назад

Nice.....

@ai5dd 2 года назад

Great t-shirt, where can I snag one? :)

@prescotts.3235 2 года назад

Looked like cable company equipment to me.

@n4csgchris389 2 года назад

hope everything works out for you.

@DellFargus 2 года назад

TIL Ghosts live in transformers.

@knikk77 2 года назад

A noisy power transformer means wasted power/money for the power company, so they are interested in fixing any form of power leak.

@philipnielsen1776 2 года назад

I also dislike the way apple has set up there cables. You can buy a splitter cable from Walmart. You get audio for headphone and mike.

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

I already have a dongle that allows me to input my mic and charge at the same time. I'm not about to get another dongle to hang off that.

@ubergeek318 2 года назад

Who you gonna call, RFI busters.

@ChuckBigbie 2 года назад

Have they fixed the problem? Follow up Video?

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

Not yet. It's an uphill battle.

@andyrobison9723 2 года назад

Does that contraption also dowse for water?

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

Only on the upgraded models.

@sunnies336 10 месяцев назад

Any update.

@GregGiniel Год назад

1 year later Mike, did they finally fix it?

@hamradiotube Год назад

They did...and then they broke it again.

@sunnies336 6 месяцев назад

what was the issue?@@hamradiotube

@spankedbywife1018 2 года назад

some one growing weed using those metal halide lamps and dirty psu's

@hamradiotube 2 года назад

I wish, then I would have some weed! The RF guy from the electric company called me a couple weeks ago. He found 3 poles that were making noise! The fix should be coming soon.