[Repeater-Builder] antenna site installation / grounding help ( very long )

2004-03-23 Thread doug
I have a unique site that I need some help figuring out exactly how to handle a unique site installation. Reading through both volumes of the R56 site standards books… I have yet to find anything that talks about “abnormal” site installations. Here’s the background. One BIG bridge. Four

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Antenna site installation / grounding help

2004-03-23 Thread Eric Lemmon
Doug, I agree that you have a potential (ouch!) nightmare installation. However, I can offer some suggestions. First of all, it would be prudent to install an isolation transformer to power your Quantar. Not a UPS, but a heavy-duty 1:1 transformer that has a Faraday shield between the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] antenna site installation / grounding help ( very long )

2004-03-23 Thread Virden Clark Beckman
Doug, your concerns about the line voltage is a valid one however the ferro-resonant type supplies can generally overcome 10-15 percent fluctuation in line voltage. I like your grounding questions and using a split bolt to add your 6awg stranded wire to the existing ground bus is going to be as

Re: [Repeater-Builder] antenna site installation / grounding help ( very long )

2004-03-23 Thread Dave Fortenberry
-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 7:28 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] antenna site installation / grounding help ( very long ) I have a unique site that I need some help figuring out exactly how to handle a unique site installation. Reading through both volumes of the R56 site