[Elecraft] OT was about electricity

[Edward R. Cole]

Jeff,

Sorry Mate, maybe move up to Alaska?

There are "almost" no regulations.  I can build anything I want.  I 
wired the 240 extension to the shack.  The wife and I built a 
12x40-foot storage shed in 2007 and had a backyard driveway put in 
without permits.  I put up my two 50-foot radio towers and a 16-foot 
dish.  We have six dog kennel.  Cleared and planted a lawn.  I can 
have any gun I want and most Alaskan's do have them!  It is legal to 
shoot loose dogs, but not loose teenagers (joke)!

Now there are some regulations one runs into when selling property so 
all this stuff may not get thru that process (though mostly it 
does).  My last house had half the rooms with two-connector ac 
outlets (no safety ground wiring).  Yet it was passed for FHA 
financing.  Of course it was built in 1955 before statehood and 
electrical codes were different then.

Alaska - Land of the FREE & WILD!  (At least until Obama discovers us). ;-)
OK back to ham radio - sorry for this definite OT

73, Ed

------------------------------

Message: 34
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 07:48:50 +1000
From: "Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF" <vk4bof.elecraft at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 120V vs 240V
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <6473486CC8584D5DB290C9963851FA3F at maxileech>
Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="iso-8859-1"

In Australia, we aren't (legally) permitted to put a plug or socket 
on an extension lead let alone doing our own house wiring.
I believe that NZ has slightly less draconian laws that allow some 
limited house wiring mods to be done (and your allowed to put plugs 
on leads!) but over here any household electrical work must be done 
by a suitably licenced electrician.

Damned silly rule if you ask me.


Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF
Innisfail, QLD, Australia
Elecraft K3# 4257 + PR6 - K144XV = multiband goodness!




73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
======================================
BP40IQ   500 KHz - 10-GHz   www.kl7uw.com
EME: 144-1.4kw*, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-winter?
DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubususa at hotmail.com
======================================
*temp not in service