[TowerTalk] I know I'm off topic but

[donovanf@starpower.net]

Bill,

My QTH is very exposed to the wind, and my problem was with 
fiberglas and Parafil (similar to Phillystran) guys singing in the 
wind.  The Parafil guy vibration could be heard hundreds of feet 
away at times.  This vibration was a serious threat to the 
integrity of my towers.

Various electrical distribution cables are also susceptible to high 
frequency vibration similar to what I experienced with my 
towers.

I purchased vibration dampeners from Preformed Line 
Products.  You can find descriptions of their many vibration 
and "galloping" control products at:

www.preformed.com

Vibration is a threat to the reliability of your power company's 
infrastructure, they should be very willing to correct the 
problem.

73!
Frank
W3LPL

---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 18:19:35 -0500
>From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com> 
>Subject: [TowerTalk] I know I'm off topic but  
>To: "TowerTalk List" <towertalk at contesting.com>
>
>I figured that many people with big towers would most likely 
live in rural areas where 
>this problem exists.
>
>Thinking about a hunk of farm land but the normal utility lines 
going down the road past 
>the property 'sing' in the wind.
>At night, when it's even quieter than normal, it's loud enough 
to be annoying.
>
>Has anyone experienced this and had any success with power, 
telephone, etc. utilities in 
>'dampening' the noise.
>
>I think that's what those metal wings or balls I see on rural 
power lines are for.
>How successful are they.
>
>Please and thank you.
>
>
>
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>"Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding 
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>Bill H. in Chicagoland