[TowerTalk] 25G questions - House Bracket Noise

[Roger (K8RI)]

On 6/7/2010 10:25 PM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
>
> On 6/7/2010 9:36 PM, Bill Aycock wrote:
>    
>> Keith-
>> could you describe your"Tag Line" for me? It sounds like what I have, that I
>> was thinking about replacing. I may want to re-think that.
>>
>>      
> Messenger cable?
> Although Michigan is not noted for being a high lightning area,
I was reminded off list that Michigan is #2 in lightning deaths in the 
US, second only to Florida (Thanks Floyd)
I don't know if that means we have a lot more lightning than I thought, 
or people up here just aren't "smart enough to come in out of the 
rain"...or both. <:-))

73

Roger (K8RI)
>   as I've
> mentioned before, my tower has been hit 17 times that I know of so it's
> probably been hit more than that. I'm a firm believer in bringing the
> coax in underground if at all possible.  With a bracketed tower, I'd
> still run the coax to the base of the tower where I'd have the shield
> grounded.
>
> Suspended conductors are great at picking up induced voltages and
> horrendous static charges if not grounded. This includes any control
> cables such as rotator and remote antenna controls.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
>
>    
>> Thanks-- Bill--W4BSG
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:<ac9s at mchsi.com>
>> To:<towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 7:16 PM
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] 25G questions - House Bracket Noise
>>
>>
>>
>>      
>>> I had a short - 40' - tower bracketed to a bi-level years ago with a light
>>> weight 20-15-10 fiberglass quad.  The bracket was about 15' up.  The noise
>>> drove me crazy.  Vibration during windstorms was not something I chose to
>>> replicate.  I now use a guyed tower well away from the house with a tag
>>> line carrying feedlines close to the house where they drop to the ground
>>> prior to entry.
>>>
>>> Good luck with whatever you choose.
>>>
>>> Keith
>>> AC9S
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