[TowerTalk] Re: Upcoming Compliance

[Stan Griffiths]

>On Fri, 14 Nov 1997, Ward Silver wrote in regards to the upcoming RF
>compliance:
>
>> I have been working on this issue a bit and can attest that the vast
>> majority of installations will be in compliance by a wide margin.  Problem
>> areas seem to be mostly lowband dipoles low to the ground and high-gain
>> VHF yagis mounted where someone could be in the main lobe.  HF antennas
>> mounted at reasonable heights are nowhere near exceeding exposure limits
>> even at full power.
>_______________________________________________________________________
>Several things pop into mind as I read this:
>
>(1)  "Problem areas seem to be mostly lowband dipoles low to the ground..."
>
>     That pretty much does away with 80 meter delta loops whose base leg
>     is in proximity to the ground that places it out of compliance.  It
>     also does away with "Cloud Warmers" for contesting.
>
>(2)  "HF antennas mounted at reasonable heights are nowhere near exceeding
>     exposure limits even at full power".
>
>     What's "reasonable heights"... this year?... next year?.. 10 years?

How about ground-mounted verticals that are used for transmitting all the
time?  How about four squares?  You can walk right up and touch the
radiating element . . .

Stan  w7ni@teleport.com


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