I would like to know if the electric pulsing from an electric fence causes pulsing static/interference on AM radio?

-- snoozy (bunny@northsound.net), May 04, 2002

Answers

Yep, mine affects my CB on certain channels. Its not bad enough to really bug me though.

-- Kevin in NC (Vantravlrs@aol.com), May 04, 2002.

I have a neighbor who calls me when I have a short in the fence across the road from him. His radio picks it up. Once fixed, the radio is fine.

-- Ken S. in WC TN (scharabo@aol.com), May 04, 2002.

then there's that annoying pulse action with the low-wattage fluorescent bulbs...took me awhile to make the connection. thought it was either my imagination or a stroke.

-- B. Lackie - Zone3 (cwrench@hotmail.com), May 04, 2002.

Yes, it makes our radios pop. Also shortens the life of light bulbs in the house.

-- Rose (open_rose@hotmail.com), May 04, 2002.

Yep ! If I want to know if the fence is ok, I turn on an AM station.

-- Elizabeth Quintana (rockshelter@webtv.com), May 05, 2002.

If you go with a solar fencer, you won't have the problem!

-- ~Rogo (rogo2222@hotmail.com), May 05, 2002.

So if a solar electric fence does not cause radio interference, then if we were to use a portable car battery type of power source, would that also eliminate the static problem? All you who have reported radio interference -- are your fences direct-wired into your house power?

-- snoozy (bunny@northsound.net), May 06, 2002.