{"id":34180,"date":"2018-09-21T09:29:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T13:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=34180"},"modified":"2018-09-21T09:31:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T13:31:20","slug":"arcing-can-produce-nasty-broadband-radio-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/arcing-can-produce-nasty-broadband-radio-interference\/","title":{"rendered":"Arcing can produce nasty broadband radio interference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On this trip to Qu\u00e9bec, indoor listening has been more productive than listening from our balcony.<\/p><\/div>\n

I mentioned in a previous post<\/a> that, this year, QRM levels here at the condo in Qu\u00e9bec are higher on our balcony than they are inside the building.<\/p>\n

I think I found the source.<\/p>\n

A couple weeks ago, on my morning walk, I passed underneath some high voltage power lines about 1 km from the condo. I noticed the sound of arcing coming from a pole nearby. No doubt, something metal–a staple, a cable, a pin, etc.–is the culprit.<\/p>\n

I pulled out my smart phone and made this short video. If you turn up the volume, you might hear the noise especially at the end of the clip<\/a>.:<\/p>\n