Author: trentkd5ia--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 01:28:16 -0400
My remote station is approaching completion. A 70' tower, wireless internet, solar power and RemoteRig with a TS480 is all operational. Still in progress are the antennas to be mounted, and lightning
Trent, Your first problem is that your box is NOT a shield if cables come through openings in the box without their shield being bonded to the box at the point where they enter. You must also bond or
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 03:34:23 -0400
CME? EMP? 73 Roger (K8RI) The larger question is why you need a Faraday cage in the first place. Few stations do. What most stations need is proper BONDING, proper grounding, proper power, and proper
Jim, The tower is out in the middle of the country and he does not have a traditional shack. The steel valve box is the shack/equipment room, which happens to be made out of steel, that he's trying t
Author: trentkd5ia--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 08:33:00 -0400
Jim, Thank you for your comments. The plan is to bond all shields and bypass all the conductors coming into the enclosure, but should they be bonded to the outside wall or can they be bonded to the i
Trent, It sounds like you have a good handle on things. Since your primary concern is from external sources (lightning, noise) I would bond to the outside of the enclosure, taking advantage of skin e
Let's say that the lightning will come until your arrestor. If the distance between the path arrestor-radio-ground is smaller that the distance arrestor-ground is possible the system will fail. So I
Understood. FWIW, I've never plugged/unplugged antennas. W8JI has written extensively on this, and does not recommend plugging/unplugging. Rather, proper grounding and bonding with arrestors for the
Author: trentkd5ia--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:18:36 -0400
Jim, Thanks for the advice. Skin effect was what I wanted to hear about! The valve box, or drum, isn't completely air tight. I have insulated the lid and temperatures inside haven't been excessive. B
I've heard that charge controller is noisy. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.co