[600MRG] Distance from powerline question

[Doc - KØHTF]

Good afternoon.

I am experiencing the same quandary. We live in Algona, Iowa and most of the
power lines are buried - except across the street from our house and across
the street and even with our back lot line. It is a 23.8 Kv. line.

It is a municipal utility. One of the maintenance men told me that they
prefer that the neutral is not water pipe grounded at each service. I out
down 3 - 8" ground rods tied together with # 4 copper and have tried various
grounding combinations. Over much of the spectrum the noise level is about
S-9.

So your answers to Andy will sure be welcome here too!

TX es 73,

Doc.

-----Original Message-----
From: 600MRG [mailto:600mrg-bounces at w7ekb.com] On Behalf Of Andy - KU4XR
Sent: Monday, December 8, 2014 12:01
To: 1750 Meter lowfer list; 600 meter group
Subject: [600MRG] Distance from powerline question

Greetings all :

In all seriousness on this matter.. I did a lot of net searching to no
avail.. My question is :
" How far out from a standard service line ( 4 to 13 KV ) does the EMF field
extend ?? "
With my long term thinking of " more is better " , I recently added a meager
40 feet length to my LF antenna.. This however put the end about 10 feet
from the powerline on the far side of my property.. The end is almost at a
90 degree angle to the line, and I also have 20 feet of that hanging
vertically.. Powerline buzz is not my issue, it is as if the entire spectrum
has deafened ..  I plan to shorten the length by at least 20 feet, which
will put the end of the antenna 30 feet from the powerline.. 30 feet is the
only distance reference I could find after hours of searching.. Of course
the common consensus was " The farther the better ", but this was a safety,
and exposure reference.. Is there a Radio Antenna recommended distance, or
does the field vary depending on the load on the line at any given moment ??

Thanks for your time, and have a great day :

Andy - KU4XR

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