Ok.. I have a problem I hope you can help with. Below is a diagram of my property. If it doesn't show up right, then it's basically a rectangle property with about 150 ft deep by 75 feet. The problem
bury the wire not a good idea. maybe attach a tower to the house no, read the latest arrl letter about a ham being killed when the 2m ant they were putting up came in contact with the house wires. wi
BigSnip The electrical wire is insulated... Am I being too cautions about this?? Thanks in advance for your thoughts and ideas. Josh - KB0GUS Pay yer money :o((( and have the power drop buried if you
Kentucky Amateur Killed While Installing Antenna (May 22, 2001) -- A Kentucky Amateur Radio Emergency Service member died May 20 while installing a 2-meter antenna he'd just bought at the Dayton Hamv
Yep. Do like I just did a year or two ago. I talked about it for 10 years and finally did it. Get with your electrical supplier and tell them you want to bury the line. They will put a meter pole at
The best idea is to bury the drop, and get it out of your way. If the wire is a triplex 240 volt line, there are no code restrictions (at least not in this area) other than not having things in dire
Josh: Whatever you do with antennas, assume one thing - That electric supply wire is lethal! Don't fling an antenna or guy wire across it, even temporarily! Make sure your tower, if you go that way,
Don't mess with the cross the yard wire. I had the same scenario at my previous QTH except mine was diagonal across the back. I had a new service put in from the front of the house with a new riser a
In my city, Alexandria, VA. you can do most of the work yourself. I hand dug the trench from the pole to the service entrance. The power company will lay in the wire and install for free (here). Good
Having faced this problem in the past the only real solution is to put the service feed underground everything is a comprimise of antenna or safety. Dave/WB0PKK of my rectangle have the middle of hav
I have an almost identical situation here. The power feed from the pole to the weather head at the house runs diagonal across the back yard of my tiny lot. At my place, the line is only about 10 feet
In a message dated 5/26/01 11:20:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time, n9rla@yahoo.com writes: << I have an almost identical situation here. The power feed from the pole to the weather head at the house runs
Well....lots of water under the bridge since then, but I think it was about $800 for me. In this case, it was more than just burying the line though. The service entrance was on the opposite end of t
Hi Dan and all, I may be swimming against the current here, but I really fail to see the worry or problem with triplex drop lines. Someone help me out with this. What is the big worry with a modern t
Tom, It is called the worry wart thinking or trying to re-engineer the design. May need a Elmer that knows something about normal electrical things before he gets fried like the poor guy with the ant
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The biggest difference is that it is unfused. Also, the connections where the drop meets the downlead might not be as well insulated as the insulation on a modern drop. The fear comes from the power
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Tom It is better to be safe than sorry ( or dead in this case). No one (except the power company) knows if the drop line is triplex or not. The only way to make sure ids ask the power company and the