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[TowerTalk] ac up the tower

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Subject: [TowerTalk] ac up the tower
From: seay@alaska.net (Del Seay)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 09:44:33 -0900
Didn't this whole thing start out as a "Crank-Up" option? That kinda
precludes 100vac runs because the emt would be tough to
get to stay up when the tower went down.


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From:   ken smith
Sent:   Tuesday, December 02, 1997 8:41 AM
To:     towertalk@contesting.com
Subject:        [TowerTalk] ac up the tower

For some reason John Said:

>From: John Legett <jlegett@worldnet.att.net>
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Re: I'll be nice!!

>Guys; In response to Dale's kind admonitions I will amend my input to
>agree w/ his good advice to wit; DO NOT run 110 vac to the vicinity of
>your tower just to save a few bucks on feed line.....UNLESS-you're a
>certified lid & feel the need to upgrade to "twerp" thru the process of
>natural selection. 73, John KC5UOO

by adhering to proper Electrical Code Specs there is no reason that 110
volts should not be run up a tower. 
I don't think I've made it to Twerp yet, but I'm trying.

Ken Smith  P.Eng
VA3SK


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