[Lowfer] MP last night - RF safety

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:23:00 -0600

Fence it off with a plastic fence. I always shut down my vertical if the
kids are out back. Better yet put a big plastic enclosure around it so it
stays dry.

Mike>WE0H
http://www.we0h.us/lf

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Eric Smith
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:26 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] MP last night - RF safety

On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Mitch Powell wrote:

> ... I know there is rf, because I touched the screw on the capacitor
> tuning knob, and now have a small hole in my finger ! ! !

I've been wondering about this:  I know you are using alot more power (75W
is it?) but I also realize that there is alot of voltage at the top of my
loading coil although I'm only running 1 watt.

How dangerous is this?  How careful should I be that my children don't get
near any connections at the top of the coil?

Sorry to be so ignorant, but this is a serious question.

Thanks,
Eric