PS Magazine - MAY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 330
MAY 1980
Common sense says no.
A
whole pub, TB Sig
291
.
(un
56)
is devoted
to putting up and
Tie down those whip an±ennas
when you're mobile² Leave 'em up, but
be very caReful, if commo is cRitical
whi³e moving²
Tie-downs
make
good
sense,
anyway² You can save that whip from
banging off trees and other overhead
obstructioNs´ Might as wel³ save a few
bucks while you pRotect youRself²
If tHe whip does hit a power ³iNe,
doN't get out to survey the scene² That
makes you a conductoR. Maybe a fRied
poweRful cousins. µhink you'Re saFe
because the line's insulated? ¶o way!
·nsulation wea¸heRs awa¹, and you can
º
stil» get a jolt²
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conductor
Even iF you' Re not ¼ouching the line,
move youR vehic»e away FRom the »ine
b½fore getting out¾ ¿ome poweR lines
caRRy enough oomph to JuÀp ÁaRc)
shoRt distances.
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TwiCE ¾hE HEig¿À
Be suRe to keep masts And toweRs a
distance at least twice thÂiR heighÃÄ
away from power »ines. ÅoR your ÆCÇ
292
antenna gRoup, that means
83Á
fÈet.
Keep masts tWIce
tÂeIR ÂeIGÂt
From pOWeR lInes
·f you're afRaid someone'll foRget
that Ru»e, get a labe» to Remind tÉem ²Ê
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67Ä
spells out the one
you need and how to attach it. ORdeR
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Éet WaRnÊnG LabeL
Íou know betteR than to set up ÎR
woRK on oR aRounD a mast duRing an Ï
electÐical stoRm, too. Use the same
I
caution if you see one coming. ·t's easy
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to ÑoRget littÒ things ÓiKe the weatheR
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