Re: [RFI] Pin Arcing

[Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>]

At 04:52 PM 7/19/2004, Tom Rauch wrote:

> > Often a little shaking of the pole's guy wires can have
> the desired effect,
> > and has the added advantage of being able to stand far
> enough away so that
> > if anything should fall, it is unlikely to hit you.
>
> Careful now about shaking guy wires. A sledge hammer is
> actually much safer. A hard hammer tap won't hurt a thing. A
> good guyline shake might cause a big problem.
>
> Just the slightest movement will break up the noise, so a
> violent shake is not required.


Of course.  Typically, the poles around here have 3 guy wires on each, 
since they tend to be used for power, phone and cable TV.  The nice part of 
shaking a guy is that you can feel the frequency of vibration and easily 
hear the correlation with changes in the noise.


73, Pete N4ZR
The World HF Contest Station Database
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