[SixClub] radiation storm in progress

[Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW]

spread the WEALTH YOUNG Man !






                                                         A.R.S. W5TFW
                                                        Richard J. Fiero II
                                                   ARRL Awards Manager


I think our Members of Congress should wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers so 
we could identify their corporate sponsors.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric" <esuitter at nctv.com>
To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] radiation storm in progress


> Well the company pays me $21 an hour (time and a half over 50') but they
> charge the customer $100 an hour.
>
> On 1/23/2012 4:12 PM, donroden at hiwaay.net wrote:
>> I've got the resistors if you will ride the bosun's chair.
>>
>> :-)
>>
>>
>> Don W4DNR
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting Eric<esuitter at nctv.com>:
>>
>>> Sounds like you need some type of bleeder resistance across your johnny
>>> balls to allow the static buildup to discharge to ground.
>>> Eric N7XCF
>>>
>>> On 1/23/2012 2:19 PM, donroden at hiwaay.net wrote:
>>>> I'm fighting a static problem on a 330 foot broadcast tower.
>>>>
>>>> When the humidity get below 20%, and the wind is blowing, all the
>>>> johnny balls that break up the guy wires arc over and take out $$$
>>>> FETs in the output stage.
>>>>
>>>> We estimate close to half million volts required to arc over.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Don W4DNR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Quoting "qrv at kd4e.com"<qrv at kd4e.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Any cause to think that tall verticals, longwire and long dipoles,
>>>>> may be more-vulnerable to static surges ... and perhaps should be
>>>>> disconnected?
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