Dale Kretzer wrote:
I'd never thought of the KX1, or any of the little Elecraft
> rigs, as an rf interference "sniffer," but they work ideally
> for that purpose. A properly designed, handheld loop antenna
> might be required in tougher cases, but give anything handy
> a try and see what surprises you uncover.
I've often used my KX1 to locate noisy electric fences in the area.
I've never bothered with a loop ... just a piece of wire in the antenna
jack. When I get close, I use a part of a paper clip in the connector,
and if I'm within about 50-60m of the arc, it almost doesn't even take
that. So far, it's worked every time.
I also inadvertently found some gizmo on a power pole that was radiating
narrow band noise at about 7055 while I was looking for a fence problem.
I just happened to be listening to the fence on that freq. I don't
know what it is, but I called the power company, and they must have
replaced the box because it is still there but the noise disappeared a
couple of days later.
KX1's have many uses :-)
Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw
PS: The ARRL 10m contest is on. SFI=96, Kp=2, and X-ray flux is fairly
low and declining. Lots of LU's, PY's, HP's, a couple of YV's, PJ2T,
and at least one HC on CW. Sigs are pretty strong into N. Cal. Also
worked a ZL on CW. Not too shabby for the bottom of the cycle.
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