[TowerTalk] New power line phenomena problem

David Colburn edoc7 at verizon.net
Sun Jan 25 09:11:14 EST 2004


>      The lesson to be learned here is it IS possible for long wire fences
> running in proximity to and parallel with high-voltage power lines to have
> electric energy coupled into them.  Caveat Amateur!
> 73 de  Gene Smar  AD3F

OK, may we follow this to the next obvious step, please?
To use an emergency preparedness term, mitigation?

Should the barbed wire fence be grounded at regular intervals,
say at each post, so as to break up resonance and bleed off
energy (be it from power lines or from lightning)?

Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e



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