RE: [Repeater-Builder] Induced RF on tower and antennas

2005-08-20 Thread Mike Perryman K5JMP
K5JMP -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John J. Riddell Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 2:32 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Induced RF on tower and antennas Chuckbeen a Ham since 1958 an

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Induced RF on tower and antennas

2005-08-20 Thread John J. Riddell
Chuckbeen a Ham since 1958 and saw lot's of that over the years ! John VE3AMZ - Original Message - From: "Chuck Kelsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 2:29 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Induced RF on tower and antennas >

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Induced RF on tower and antennas

2005-08-20 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Another ham buddy and I watched as an unconnected PL-259 was arcing between the center pin and the shell. The coax was connected to a CB antenna on the roof. The charge was being generated by the wind. If we hadn't seen it, we wouldn'y have believed it. We didn't touch the connector to see how b

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Induced RF on tower and antennas

2005-08-20 Thread Mike Perryman K5JMP
Ralph, Yes a tower can soak-up energy and bite you... most often this occurs in medium-wave. And it is a "RF-burn" rather than a shock. I sometime conduct RFR exposure studys for broadcast facilitys.. and occasionally we find things that are hot enough to burn you... but not often above 30 MHz