Posted by S Andreason on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Can-I-partially-shield-a-smart-meter-so-it-still-works-tp3109024p3109149.html

Article One wrote:
> Can I *partially *shield the meters so that they still function (ie, so the
> property owner doesn't get any accusing phone calls from the power company
> suggesting they're stealing electricity), while reducing the RF that goes in
> my direction?
>
>  
_IF_ they are of the broadcast type, then shielding them would get a
visit from the company to investigate why the meter is apparantly broken.
However if they are of the kind that transmit their data across the
power lines themselves, then your attempts would have no effect. Neither
would it remove the transient frequency carrying data from the power.

> Does anyone know if the smart meters operate omni-directionally?
>  

That would require them to mount an antenna that is directional. That
would not seem to be consistant with their intent to create a mesh
network. Their antennas must be non-directional.

Stewart