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I may have "misspoken". When I said "near the electrical and gas mains. I
didn't
mean that the tower was to be anywhere near the street or in the
utilities' easement.
I just meant the lines feeding the house enter the house nearby and pass
with five feet of the
tower base.
At 11:10 PM 1/21/99 +0000, Guy Olinger, K2AV wrote:
>On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:28:14 -0800, Jonathan Kaplan <jonk@jskent.com>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>Hi all,
>> I'm planning to put up a 55ft US Tower crank-up. The only place I
>>have available is in a vegtable garden. As it happens, the electrical
>>mains and
>
>>gas mains
>
>Wow!! There are probably all kinds of rules about being near gas
>mains. Best talk to your local building inspectors & the gas company.
>Don't be in the dark before you dig. See what you need for a permit.
>
>>for the house pass underground within five
>>feet of the tower's footing. Is there any problem/special consideration
>>with grounding this tower this close to the mains with the three
>>ground rods tied to the tower legs and each other?
>> Thanks for any help/suggestions?
>>
>>73
>>Jonathan KO6XS
>
>73, Guy.
>Guy L. Olinger
>k2av@qsl.net
>Apex, NC, USA
>
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