I have found tracking to be pretty easy using my ham mobile tuned to an AM aircraft frequency and open the squelch. Gets you down to the individual pole.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Lemmon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 11:13 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] AC buzz on VHF > Remote hilltop sites are very often fed with a lateral power line that > taps > off from a major distribution line that could be miles away. If nothing > but > the hilltop site is on that lateral, and with the site owner's permission, > the power utility can pull the cutout fuses to kill the lateral circuit. > If > the AC buzz goes away, the utility crews must find and correct the > problem. > As Kim points out, there are many possible causes of noise problems. > > Question: Does the noise change or go away when it rains? > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > >
