It's the akin to the military repair technique of "brogan maintenance".  Vehicles, electronics, etc.  You name it. 😂

73, Steve, W5KI 

 

On 05-Dec-25 07:28, w5znjoel@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!!

 

So, while it is definitely NOT recommended that we do this, apparently the Entergy folks are quite familiar with, and use, this “specialized technique” !!!!  😊

 

73 Joel W5ZN / ZF2ZN

 

From: adxa-bounces@mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Dennis Schaefer
Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2025 4:26 PM
To: ADXA <ADXA@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [ADXA] directionally challenged

 

Which way is up?

 

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