I have an almost identical situation here. The power feed from the pole to
the weather head at the house runs diagonal across the back yard of my tiny
lot. At my place, the line is only about 10 feet above ground for a good
portion of the run, and passes through the limbs of a couple of large maple
trees on the property. I've been considering complaining to the utility
company [city of Scottsburg, in my case] that it is a safety hazard being so
low and accessible. I'm concerned about neighborhood children climbing the
tree and coming in contact with the wire. Not to mention I would like to be
able to put antennas in the back yard!
Sounds like burying the cable is the way to go, but right now the $$$
prevents it....
73
Dan
Dan Evans N9RLA
444 Lynhurst St.
Scottsburg, IN 47170
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----- Original Message -----
From: "WD4K" <WD4K@bellsouth.net>
To: <ag0n@arrl.net>; "Josh T" <kb0gus@hotmail.com>;
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 9:21 AM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] thoughts about property layout
> Don't mess with the cross the yard wire. I had the same scenario at my
> previous QTH except mine was diagonal across the back. I had a new service
> put in from the front of the house with a new riser and lines to the
street
> pole rather than the alley pole. Cost was about 350.00. If no street pole
at
> your qth, then the other advice of burying it is a winner. Either way-stay
> away from the above ground line. Tommy WD4K
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Gary McDuffie, Sr.
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 7:32 AM
> To: Josh T; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] thoughts about property layout
>
>
> On Sat, 26 May 2001 06:38:03 -0500, Josh T wrote:
>
> > I guess my question is: Is there any way to take full advantage of my
> large
> > lot with more wire antennas without crossing the electrical wire?
>
> Yep. Do like I just did a year or two ago. I talked about it for 10
> years and finally did it. Get with your electrical supplier and tell
> them you want to bury the line. They will put a meter pole at the edge
> of the property and then bury the secondary the rest of the way to the
> house. I went from a 4-pole span to a single meter pole and new service
> entrance. The good news is, I got them to leave the old poles so I
> could play with wires and other things on them. It's also a good time
> to increase the size of the secondary feed, should it need it.
>
> Gary
>
> ag0n at arrl dot net
> http://mcduffie.ws
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