[TowerTalk] Coax above ground

[Andre VanWyk]

I will need to cut a path open for this cable route through trees. By the 
time a kid with a dirt bike makes it to these cables, he will already be in 
need of medical attention!  The only other kids around here are deer. I 
think I will probably go up to 6ft above ground, but 4x4 pressure treated 
posts seem to turn into "bananas" after a while from the sun, so I though 
keeping it short would help. Perhaps I should use gum poles instead.
You mention liability, which makes we wonder if the same kid trespasses and 
drive into one of my tower's guy wires..... I wasn’t really planning on 
fencing the guy anchor posts either since.
There will be a gate access gate with warning signs at the entrance to the 
property.
73
NJ0F


-----Original Message----- 
From: Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2016 3:06 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Coax above ground


On 3/19/2016 1:42 PM, Andre VanWyk via TowerTalk wrote:
> After considering all the options of burying this, I came to the
> conclusion that it will be easier running these cables above ground
> on 4x4 support poles, about 4ft off the ground.

Unless the entire property is fenced and posted, I don't think I would
run *any* cables at four feet above ground.  The chance of an accident
is simply too great - along with the nature of the injuries that could
result.  I would not have anything below about 8 feet (other than guy
wires which are unavoidable) and the low ends of the guy wires would
have "high visibility" covers.

The US legal system is a farce when it comes to liability these days -
if a "rich kid" out running wild on a dirt bike or ATV were to hit the
cable runs, even though trespassing, you could be responsible for the
injuries due to creating unsafe conditions.

I am not an attorney.  Contact yours to make sure your interests are
protected *before* constructing anything that could be considered
unsafe.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


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