Information for Electric Utilities
Additional information on this subject and related topics can be found in back issues of QST and the following:
The ARRL has an extensive catalog of books and materials related to Amateur Radio.
Articles
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Articles
Web Links
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Gene Preston, K5GP
provides power-line RFI information based on his many years of experience in
the power utility industry in How
To Quickly Locate And Fix Power Line Interference. Gene's PowerPoint RFI presentation
given at the Midland ham fest is also available. Note: this is a 4 megabyte
file.
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RFI Services - Power-line
workshops and troubleshooting consulting.
RFI Services provides classroom and on-site
training for power-company personnel on the techniques used to identify and
cure power-line interference. They can also troubleshoot electrical-noise
problems in the field.
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FCC
Enforcement Activities and the Electric Utility Industry by
Ed Hare, W1RFI, ARRL Laboratory Manager.
The ARRL and FCC cooperative agreement
following with a link list to FCC enforcement letters sent to electric-utility
companies concerning harmful interference reports.
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Lichtig EMC Consulting
Provides power-line noise consultation
services. Also provides EMC consultation services to the telecommunications
industry.
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Radar Engineers
Makers of RFI locators, ultrasonic locators,
arc reflection radar, secondary fault locators and cable tracers.
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UE Systems Inc.
Manufactures of ultrasonic equipment and
instruments.
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DazyWeb Laboratories WM-400
(Soundcard) AC Wattmeter
Software to monitor your power line at home
for frequency, phase, noise, power factor, and glitches.
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