Neal, Your point is a good one. We don't know the whole story and many of our comments are for fun. There may be a real good reason why this was done.
I am sure the owner is dealing with it. It might have been done by the tower owner and one might be there free at his blessing. One could complain, but then you might not have a site. There are all kinds of reasons why this happened and for good reasons. The type of splice would lead me to believe it had to be quick and dirty to get something important on the air. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: neal Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/04/22 Tue AM 07:44:46 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bad adapter > >On a quick Note Ron >If the repeater was for emergency services( Police,fire,ems or during a >storm) ,and was a Must Get on the air at any cost that would save lives. I >would allow that stupid splice Until I was able to get the correct connectors >to make the Correct splice..... >and that would be the only reason. >Better to be on air with a Crap splice than totally off the air for a few >hours If its to save lives... I know Its a Ham repeater.. how many Emergencys >are handled by Hams... ALOT.... > >Neal > >--- On Tue, 4/22/08, Ron Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: Ron Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bad adapter >> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >> Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 7:22 AM >> Larry, >> >> I thought the same thing except I would go for more 240 >> V...a good old TV transformer with about 800V would do. >> Also if you stand inside the building looking for smoke it >> would lead to the user of the feedline. Bet they would not >> do it again. >> >> Another approach is a high voltage, not enough to damage or >> smoke the equipment, but enough so when the tech came to >> service it got a surprise welcome. >> >> This was obviously a poor and botched job. The RG58 and >> crummy splice tells one this person would not be working at >> my site. I would not even let them on the property to look. >> >> 73, ron, n9ee/r >> >> >> >> >> >> >From: Larry Wagoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >Date: 2008/04/21 Mon PM 06:08:47 CDT >> >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >> >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bad adapter >> >> > >> >At 05:43 PM 4/21/2008, you wrote: >> >>I would think the one using the cable is the one >> who cut it. >> > >> >Or at the very least is responsible - given that that >> person's >> >equipment is connected. >> >One cannot claim ignorance at a certain point ... >> >And it is the CUTTING of the hardline that is the >> criminal damage, >> >not the use of the antenna. >> > >> >Finally ... if nothing else - how about feeding some >> 240 AC down the >> >line from the splice point to the offender's >> equipment. >> > >> >Larry >> >N5WLW >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> Ron Wright, N9EE >> 727-376-6575 >> MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS >> Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL >> No tone, all are welcome. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > >__________________________________________________________ >Be a better friend, newshound, and >know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. >http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
