"Believe me, it's
an accepted practice."
No, it is not "an accepted practice". You are not to be believed. It is a
dangerous practice.
73,
Steve, N2IC
On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 2:32 PM David Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com>
wrote:
> A standard procedure for physically exciting loose connections up top a
> power pole: Take a big sledge hammer and beat on the pole from the bottom
> while monitoring for RFI. It looks brutile, but works if your hammer is
> massive enough and you have a gorilla swing the hammer. Believe me, it's
> an accepted practice.
>
> Dave - WØLEV
>
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 8:04 PM K9MA <k9ma@sdellington.us> wrote:
>
> > On 1/29/2024 12:47 PM, David Eckhardt wrote:
> >
> > QUOTE: It may not even be a failed component, as any two pieces of
> poorly
> > bonded hardware can produce noise. That could explain the temperature
> > dependence. In any case, have them check all the hardware on that pole.
> >
> > An almost giveaway symptom for this type of failure is erratic behavior
> > of the RFI in a good gusty wind.
> >
> > True. It is possible to simulate that gusty wind, but power companies
> > frown on that.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Scott K9MA
> >
> > --
> > Scott K9MA
> > k9ma@sdellington.us
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> *Dave - WØLEV*
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