Hi all, I'm planning to put up a 55ft US Tower crank-up. The only place I have available is in a vegtable garden. As it happens, the electrical mains and gas mains for the house pass underground with
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:28:14 -0800, Jonathan Kaplan <jonk@jskent.com> wrote: Wow!! There are probably all kinds of rules about being near gas mains. Best talk to your local building inspectors & the
mains. I pass In the phone book here, there's a paragraph stating that if you're digging or doing anything near the lines, to call the appropriate utility. I assume that applies to power, gas, phone
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:45:01 -0800, Jonathan Kaplan <jonk@jskent.com> wrote: Even with this lesser case, I still would be sure what, if any rules, your utilities have in this regard, or perhaps local
Author: Robert S Morris" <rsmorris@worldnet.att.net (Robert S Morris)
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 15:30:55 -0500
Jonathan and others, In addition to all the inspectors etc that have been mentioned, be sure to call your local Miss Utility (Call before you dig center) They will have each utility come out to your
center) considerations I've called them out twice. After the second time, I painted the fence at the points where the lines (telephone, electric, gas) entered the yard. I also painted (gas=green; el
They can be WRONG. I also called them out twice, about a year apart. The first time, the guy traced and marked some lines that the second guy missed a year later! The reason the second guy missed wa
I had to step in and say STOP! Everyone is off on some tangant which has nothing to do with what I originally ask. What I originally wanted to know was how close to the Tower's base and grounding rod
Conventional wisdom (ala Polyphaser) is that two points must be separated by 75' or more to be considered really separate for lightning prevention. As a practical matter, that may be overkill. I am b
there is no exact answer. fulgerites(sp?) (glass tubes caused by melting of the soil where lightning strikes) have been tracked for quite a distance in the ground, at least one i remember was tracked
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999 23:52:13 -0800, Jonathan Kaplan <jonk@jskent.com> wrote: Understand your frustration. There are two variants of answers here: technical opinions, not necessarily related to legal
Hi Jonathan, The answer to your question about how much ground is required to dissipate a strike safely is: "It varies". The problem is that this requirement is profoundly affected by so many variabl
--==_2545497==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" snips more snip.. Please consult the Lightning Protection Code Let me begin by saying I have a high regard for Eric and his apparent g
Where can this pub be obtained? Thanks. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cvrc/ -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfa
Hi Dick, Here is one source of this two volume set: DOD Single Stock Point Commanding Officer Naval Publications and Forms Center 5801 Tabor Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19120 The DoDSSP Special Assistanc
I just ordered a copy from the NFPA web site for less than $30 delivered. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cvrc/ -- FAQ on WWW: htt
Well good for them - my experience was a few years ago. That's a lot more reasonable! 73, Pete Smith N4ZR n4zr@contesting.com Loud is. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submi