I watched this procedure in person while working for Bonneville Power
Adm in southern Oregon. I am now retired.
In this case aluminum, conductor spacers were changed out the full
length of a 500kv transmission line to the Redding, Calif. area. Amazing
technology! And dangerous if the Helicopter has a problem!
Mike KB7ME
Vancouver, Washington
----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 52, Issue 43
>
> In a message dated 4/18/2007 6:00:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>
>> This isn't exactly ham radio, but it does have a bit to do
> with towers (of a sort), electricity (lots of it), a
> Faraday cage, and someone who is much much
> braver than I am...
>
>> _http://www.glumbert.com/media/highpower_
> (http://www.glumbert.com/media/highpower)
>
> HOLY CRAP! Talk about your high pucker factor!
>
> The only thing I didn't get was what they were actually doing. I
> didn't
> see any work going on - just the helo ride and the wire crawling. Any
> idea as
> to why they were up there?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
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