Stuff hanging off antennas

[Bryguy1224 12]

So I just found this 376 freestander. Very exciting. It gets gradually skinnier like any Antenna does, but the last 50 feet or so gets drastictly thinner. On 1 of the 3 sides at the top fifty feet there are 6 oval shaped bars sticking out. The oval consists of 2 elongated "C"'s overlapping each other on the top an bottom to form an oval shape. Then an "S" shape pole going through the oval. I'm guessing they are 3 to 4 feet tall and there are like 5 or 6 sticking off the one side. Anybody know what these might be? Thanks for the help.

Bryan

[460 0]

Not sure but obtain the FCC tower number and see if info is given on the FCC website. I have been surprised to discover towers that I had been jumping were transmitting >10 million watts.

Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

[TomAiello 26]

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Anybody know what these might be? Thanks for the help.

Can you post a pic?

I've seen things that sound like that before. A tower engineer told me he wouldn't come within 100 feet of them if they were on. I think they were putting off a ton of nasty radiation.

My strategy has been to get by them as soon as possible. And if they're at the top, just jump well below them.

Anyway, none of that is factual, or based on your particular tower, so take it with a grain of salt.

-- Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
SnakeRiverBASE.com

[mdbase 0]

My reply on Micks awesome site:

http://www.blincmagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22160

-Bryan

I love base like a fat kid loves cake

[riggersam 1]

Do they look like the things on the left side of my avatar? Generally, they are pretty high-power...

Edit: Here's some reference material: http://www.eriinc.com/products/rbs/0103000A.pdf

Mark

[FIREFLYR 0]

> A tower engineer told me he wouldn't come within 100 feet of them if they were on. I think they were putting off a ton of nasty radiation.

>My strategy has been to get by them as soon as possible. And if they're at the top, just jump well below them.

[FIREFLYR 0]

I'm curious where I could buy a dosometer (yes I just made that word up)a gadget that would tell me if something is spitting out nasty stuff. any idea how much one would cost?
would a canary work?
~J

"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest"
"There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act"

[Zenister 0]

lots of places.. do a quick google search for 'personal RF monitors'

http://www.rwonline.com/reference-room/special-report/02_rwrf_Nov20_part_1.shtml a bit of info on the problems with them..

also most dont go up into radar ranges... i've seen quite a few towers near doppler domes...

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Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

[FIREFLYR 0]

Personal RF Modulator?...Sorry Bryan will get it.
~J

"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest"
"There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act"

[leroydb 0]

ARE THEY "base-ca-bobs?"

Leroy


..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio...

[460 0]

RF generally causes tissue heating... The eyes and the gonads are sensitive to heating. I think you would be able to feel the sensation of heat. Through heresay, some transmitters have been known to spark if anything comes too close to them (i.e. within a foot or so). This doesn't make sense, however, if there is grounded metal nearby to the sparkable transmitter, since there would be a significant electrical short to ground.

Many of the radio station transmitters are <100kW or so and do not present much of a hazard. Many of the cell phone towers radiate in the multiple GHz range and tissue may be much more sensitive to these higher (microwave) frequencies. The general rule of radiation safety is: time, distance, shielding. Minimize the time of exposure, keep you distance, and maximize your shielding.

Sorry I can't be much more help. We should try tracking down the FCC safety codes for occupational exposure to the various types of transmitters.

Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

[Bryguy1224 12]

thanks rigger sam i did some research with that page you posted and found out exactly what I'm dealing with.

[ojf1982 0]

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Personal RF Modulator?...Sorry Bryan will get it.
~J

Hes not the only one.

The edge ... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who know where it is are those that have gone over - Hunter S. Thompson