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Originally Posted by outahere
A few months back, a local electrician here in TV told me that they do see problems with the 1st generation of arc fault breakers being tripped by nearby HAM radios. While trying to determine the cause of the breakers tripping, they have found that HAM radio antennas can be "hidden" inside a flag pole, so they are difficult to locate. Supposedly, the 2nd generation of the arc fault breakers are not as sensitive to the radio waves, but they are not cheap.
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Several months ago we had the same issue with half dozen circuit breakers tripping in about 12 homes in our neighborhood. Turns out a not so good neighbor put in a HAM radio antenna which was causing the problem - and he didn't care and Community Standards was powerless in this situation. Our master electrician neighbor replaced the 6 or 7 breakers with the second generation arc fault breakers and this solved the problem. Sounds like you may have a new HAM operator in your area.