[TowerTalk] cable locating

[Mickey Baker]

Cable locating has been in place many years.

When I was an engineering CO-OP student working at BellSouth doing location
(many years ago), our rule was that we ONLY located the easement. We did not
locate drops - the underground wires to customer's premises - once they
departed the easement. In some places, the easement went to the customer's
building (for apartments, commercial buildings, etc.) but it was narrow and
marked on the plat.

Good luck, if you get a friendly utility guy, he might hook you up with a
freebie.

73,
Mickey N4MB

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:43 AM, Blake Bowers <bbowers at mozarks.com> wrote:

> http://www.call811.com/
>
> is now nationwide.
>
> They do not NORMALLY mark private lines, they only mark
> member utilities.  They are paid by the utilities, and in some areas
> you may have 3 or more different locators come out, as some
> utilities do their own.
>
> I use this service in many different states, in many areas, and each
> one is just a little different than the others.
>
> You can call them and ask if they mark private lines in your area.
>
> Don't take your organs to heaven,
> heaven knows we need them down here!
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "M. Castellano" <km1r at comcast.net>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 10:26 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] cable locating
>
>
> > Every state by law has a free "Call Before You Dig" service funded by the
> > utilities. It will be either an "800" number, or in some place (like
> > Tennessee) simply dial 811.
> >
> > You tell them you are running a trench and there are cables in the area.
> > They come out and in within an hour they have your cables flagged.
> > they have been here two or three times , and marked out my three 1500 ft
> > runs.
> >
> > No need to rent ($$) equipment for something that is provided for.  :)
> >
> > 73!
> >
> > Mike KM1R
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Mickey Baker
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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