[BC] Impedance changes - was lighting removal

[Brian Urban]

I have a 300 mm beacon on the ground
If anyone would like to know how it is constructed, I'll be happy to get
some pictures and post them somewhere.

-- 
Brian Urban
Chief Operator
KUT Radio
The University of Texas at Austin
TEL 512-471-1085
CELL 512-940-4757


On 7/1/06 9:37 AM, "Gary Peterson" <kzerocx at rapidcity.net> wrote:

>>  Well, I can say that some decades ago, a climber left a beacon
>>  open.
>>  1150, 220 foot stick, high power, but not the reference tower,
>>  in a six tower array.
>>  About a 6 degree shift in parameters, using loops, not toroids.
>>  Guess who climbed up and closed it ?
>>  All returned to normal.
> 
> " Hmmmm....  I know that RF climbs all over a person really well, but glass?
> I'd have to guess it was the frame for the cover, not the glass, that did
> weird stuff...
> If there was indeed a cage over the thing.  If it was just glass, with maybe
> a hold down clamp, i'd be stumped about the 'Why' par tof it.
> Jason "
> 
> I would suspect that the AC wiring to the top socket in the beacon is
> radiating.
> 
> Gary, K?CX
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