Actually having worked for the water company, It would be easier and cheaper to have them get a group of earthmovers and remove about 100 ft of the surrounding land. That way the footings, piping and all the ground associated with the tank can be inspected at the same time. I would remove the land in a 1/2 mile radius to facilitate inspections
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Besemer (WM4B) Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] RE: VSWR Issues - Repairs Complete LOL! Actually, we were discussing having the county add 10 feet to the legs of the water tower, but when we realized that we’d have to recoordinate, we changed our minds! Mike WM4B _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TGundo 2003 Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 10:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] RE: VSWR Issues - Repairs Complete Actually- I disagree. Ham or not- you should repair it the right way. At the very least you need to replace all the equipment, feedline, connectors, antenna, mounts, wireties, and anything else associated with the system. You do not want to take a chance on any of your equipment going bad at any point in the future. Second- I would approach the site owner about tearing down the water tower and rebuilding it. You wouldn't want to take any chances of the water tower causing any problems with your equipment, including becoming structurly unsound and falling down. You may want to push for a site study before they re-build it to see if that location is more prone to lightning strikes, and if that is the case work with them to relocate it at a more suitable location. Finally, I would push the local electric utility to bring in new lines all the way back to the closest generation station. You don't know if any of that strike got back in the ac mains and that there may be a potential problem lying out there. Best to do it right and cover all bases. ;) Just kidding. You fixed it like I would too- If it's working leave it alone! Congradulations on the good find! Tom W9SRV Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mike Besemer (WM4B) wrote: > This is a follow up to my original post. > Bottom line: Almost all the advice I got here was 100% on-the-mark. Thanks > to all who contributed. and please don't shoot me for not replacing the > hardline. I don't get to make those decisions! I wouldn't worry about it-as you said, it's a ham project, and as long as it checks good, leave it. I would've done the same thing on my system. Now-for a PS agency, no. It is actually cheaper in the long run to replace it then pay someone to splice the old, just to have a problem again in 5 years or so. But when you have to pay someone to do something, the cost of that is a HUGE factor, and frequently is the majority of the cost of whatever is being done. -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL Yahoo! Groups Links _____ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out HYPERLINK "http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48518/*http:/autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/;_ylc=X3o DMTE3NWsyMDd2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDY2FyLWZpbmRlcg--%20"Yah oo! Autos new Car Finder tool. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.1/857 - Release Date: 6/20/2007 2:18 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.1/857 - Release Date: 6/20/2007 2:18 PM
