[Lowfer] WA change

[Bill Ashlock]

WA is back on the air with about 3db more signal as the result of the cha=
nge to the copper pipe. I have yet to add another turn to the transformer=
 primary dropping this to 2db, but I've already added two turns and am ge=
tting tied from the woods-to-bench routine. The loop current changed from=
 1.05A to 1.40A and my math indicates these values are at the low end of =
the range due to the nearly saturated soil from the rain over the last fe=
w days. The current will increase to 1.60A in a few days according to the=
 numbers if the conditions remains dry.

The installation went well but I am always amazed how easy it is to pull =
40 lbs if pipe over the top of a group of trees with a #8 wire - and how =
flexible the pipe is when it's all soldered together. I suppose the weigh=
t is mostly on the ground during the first 25% of the effort. It is tough=
est from here to somewhat over 50% of the total distance. Then, at about =
the 70% mark the effort gets easier because final upper limb is reached a=
nd the first sections begin subtracting from the total pull force.

Wish I could have taken some pictures that would show how this looks, esp=
ecially during various stages of the installation, but you can hardy make=
 out the flat-black pipe amongst the dense trees.

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