[CCF] FW: [CQ-Contest] electric fences
jukka.klemola at nokia.com
jukka.klemola at nokia.com
Tue May 6 21:24:29 EDT 2003
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext jim funk [mailto:jfunk at adams.net]
> Sent: 06 May, 2003 18:08
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] electric fences
>
>
> My take on electric fences (I'm not a farmer, but I was, and
> I've used a lot
> of electric fence....):
>
> It sounds as though you are dealing with dreaded "weed burner" type of
> fence. They pulse about 1 second on and 1 1/2 seconds off.
> Most noise
> blankers are useless around them. They are not UL listed. They are
> dangerous, and I know of more than one instance in which they
> have started
> fires.
> They are cheap, and old, and should be scrapped. Having
> said that.....
>
> Is there a possibility that you could visit the neighbor,
> small AM radio in
> hand, and show him what a mess the fencer is making of
> reception? It's
> possible *he* is bothered by it as well and doesn't know the
> source of his
> irritation. Offer to help him "walk the fence" to remove
> articles that may
> be shorting it out. (This time of year, that is a full-time job!)
>
> Somewhere along the line, mention to him that the new
> solid-state fencers
> are safer, quieter, more effective and don't short out as
> readily. They are
> a bit more expensive. If worse comes to worst, offer to help
> replace the
> old one with the new one....
>
> Let me know how it goes. It's possible I'm wrong on this, in
> which case
> I'll have learned something....
> 73, Jim N9JF
>
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