Sounds like something I had once before in Fla. Questions to consider....
Is the tower painted? How often are the tower's jointery checked and bolts loosened and retightned? Is the coax grounded every ten feet? And is the coax (hardline( on the outside of the tower or in the middle? Is the tower grounded using ground straps vs round cables? Are there more than ten ground rods? Are their diameters larger than 1 inch? What about the coax's entry into the equipment shelter grounded? I have discovered that if there is a problem with any of the above will cause the problems you have discribed. Also are there others on the same tower with faulty or loosened pieces of equipment, antennas, clamps, grounding strapps loose.... Just a thought. Ed - kb8qaeu -------------------------------------- Steve wrote: > We are getting some strange receiver noises (intermittent > pops/cracks/static) as well as sudden losses of sensitivity on our 2 > meter machine. This is what the top of our tower looks like: > > http://www.qsl.net/ke4mob/antenna1.jpg > > http://www.qsl.net/ke4mob/antenna2.jpg > > The thin white vertical is our Hustler G7. The other antenna is what > I'm asking about. I know it's probably a late 70's era UHF TV > broadcast antenna...our site was used by the county gov't for a TV > translator site before it was abandoned. It needs to come off, but > how much does this thing weigh? I don't want to tie a ginpole to it, > loosen all eight bolts and find out it weighs 300 > pounds....especially if gravity suddenly takes over!!! > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
