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> Zero emissions, silent, no illumination, etc. Mostly silent. High voltage transmission lines may have a low-frequency hum. You have to stand directly under t
by johndough 3mo ago
> Zero emissions, silent, no illumination, etc.
Mostly silent. High voltage transmission lines may have a low-frequency hum. You have to stand directly under them to hear it though.
- inigyou 3mo agoWhich you would, if they were crossing over your house. Probably not worse than many other mundane things though.
- Gracana 3mo agoI was looking at buying a house with big transmission lines crossing over the property. It was a misty not-quite-raining day when I went to look at it, and you could hear the lines crackling and humming the whole time you were outside. I figured I’d have to give up ham radio if I moved there, ha.
- bigfishrunning 3mo agoThere's a high-voltage line that crosses over a park (with soccer fields etc...) near me, and you can hear it crackling whenever you're there. I'm sure it's a noisy radio environment.
- elzbardico 3mo agoOver time as some dirty coats the insulators, and on high humidity days some kind of crackling is clearly audible in a fairly wide radio close to the towers. Also, transmission towers are usually the best lightning rods for miles in a given location, and it is fucking unsettling to live close to them during storms. Not to mention they are an eye sore.