[TowerTalk] New power line phenomena problem

[Tom Horton]

Hey all you guys out there with big amps...,
just run their power cable out to the proximity
of the fence and and save on your electric bill.

73, Tom K5IID




At 20:14 01/23/04, Robert Shohet wrote:
>Wow!  If "power can drop off the lines" does that mean that we can be
>electrocuted if
>we are standing underneath and it falls on us?
>
>:-)
>
>Bob KQ2M
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <K7LXC at aol.com>
>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 2:53 PM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] New power line phenomena problem
>
>
> > Greetings, TowerTalkians --
> >
> >     With all the recent talk about the proposed BPL, I got a kick out of
>this
> > article in the local paper about HV power lines.
> >
> >     "Right now, it's kind of low," said Ted Wiegert, whose Malty property
> > lies under the power lines. "But serveral times last week, I woke up and
>the
> > house was just buzzing (from the power lines)."
> >     He also said that he was shocked once from his own fence. Because of
>the
> > high voltage, power can drop off the lines, charging metal nearby,
>Bonneville
> > Power officials acknowledge.  Seattle Times, January 21, 2004.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve     K7LXC
>
>
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