[ADXA] directionally challenged

[Dennis Schaefer]

A kick and a good cussin’ doesn’t always solve the problem, but is an
important part of the workflow :)

On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM W5KI at SL <w5ki at silverlarkcrafts.com> wrote:

> It's the akin to the military repair technique of "brogan maintenance".
> Vehicles, electronics, etc.  You name it. 😂
>
> 73, Steve, W5KI
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> On 05-Dec-25 07:28, w5znjoel at gmail.com wrote:
>
> Somewhat funny story, Dennis in that I have never whacked a power pole
> with a big hammer here, simply because I’m a bit scared to HOWEVER when
> Entergy was out here late last summer confirming a severe sparking line
> noise issue that I had already identified, it was intermittent on a
> lightning arrester ¼ mile away on the highway. The “investigating crew”
> heard it, thought they had confirmed the exact pole so to confirm the head
> guy said “Jim get that big ass sledge hammer out of the truck and whack
> that pole”. When “Jim” did, the sparking went wild!!
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> So, while it is definitely NOT recommended that we do this, apparently the
> Entergy folks are quite familiar with, and use, this “specialized
> technique” !!!!  😊
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> 73 Joel W5ZN / ZF2ZN
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> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On Behalf Of *Dennis Schaefer
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 4, 2025 4:26 PM
> *To:* ADXA <ADXA at mailman.qth.net> <ADXA at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* [ADXA] directionally challenged
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> Which way is up?
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