AM Ground System Information Collection Form

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submit. Depending on the current load of the 'net, the from should arrive in our mailbox anywhere from 5
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number if you have not received confirmation of receipt within 24 hours.
 

PLEASE NOTE:
Submitting this form implies absolutely NO obligation to you.
 
 

This form is meant to make both of our jobs easier and save time.  Please be as specific as
possible but if an answer isn't known we can work it out later.  If some
aspect of your project defies written word, or would take too long to write out, please
fill out what you can, submit the form and call to discuss the rest.  The answers provided on this form
will be used to compile a preliminary quote for this project.
 
 
 
 

Date
Your Name
Your Affiliation with Station
Call Sign of Station
Frequency	mHz
Transmitter Location (City, State)
Your Telephone Number
Your Email Address
If Unlicensed, Latitude
Longitude
Consulting Engineer (if applicable)
Consultant Telephone Number
Desired Start Date of Ground System Construction
Desired Completion Date of Ground System Construction

 

Site Basics (Please Check All That Apply)

	New Site Installation
	Rebuild Existing Site
	Plats or other engineering drawings available
	Transmitter will be on while construction is underway
	Tower(s) will be up while construction is underway
	Conditions exist that will require job to be done at night or during restricted hours *** Please describe below ***
	There be other work going on while ground system is being installed? (i.e., tower work, grading/excavating, road building, building construction, etc) *** Please describe below ***

Description (if needed)

 

Site Use (Please Check All That Apply)

	Unknown Previous Site Use
	Pasture or Crop Land
	Freshly Cleared Woods
	Fresh Excavation to Hardpan
	Fresh Excavation with Fill Dirt
	Existing Tower Site
	Other  *** Please describe below ***

Description (if needed)

 

Soil Type (Please Check All That Apply)

	Unknown Soil Type
	Sandy
	Rocky
	Clay
	Gravel
	Hard
	Really Hard
	Exposed Rock (as in rock ledges or boulders)
	Soft
	Muddy
	Standing Water
	Swamp
	Good for a Parking Lot
	Good for a Garden
	Good for an Alligator Farm
	Other (Please Describe Below)

Description (if needed)

 
 

Obstructions that may be present when ground system work begins
(Please Check All That Apply)

	Unknown Site Obstructions
	Tower
	Building...   How far from tower base? ft
	Buildings (Plural) *** Please provide drawing ***
	Fences around tower
	Other Fences in Ground Field Area
	Drainage Ditches that can be crossed
	Drainage Ditches that CAN'T be crossed
	Ponds, streams or standing water
	Roads that can be plowed across
	Roads that CAN'T be plowed across
	Parking Lot
	Trees
	Poles (Power, Telephone, etc)
	Grave Yard
	Non-mobile automobiles
	Trash or other Rubbish
	Excavation: Open trenches for power/Telco/etc
	Excavation: Open trenches to towers for coax, etc
	Excavation: Dirt Piles
	Underground utilities less than 36in deep (Water, gas, power, telco, etc)
	All other underground pipe/wiring/coax less than 36in deep
	Will need assistance in determining underground obstructions
	OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS *** Please describe below ***

Description (if needed)

 
 

Please check ONE to describe the site topography.

	Unknown Site Topography
	Level to sloping
	Sloping to Rolling
	Rolling to Sharply dropping away from tower
	Rolling to Sharply rising away from tower
	Hang on to your hat Steep
	Other (Please Describe Below)

Description (if needed)

 

Site Security During Construction (Please Check All That Apply)

	Unknown Site Security
	Please rate site security concerns on a scale of 1 to 10. Where, 1 is a good neighborhood where you could leave everything unlocked without fear, and 10 where everything left onsite will be gone in the morning
	Full site fence with locked gate
	No full site fence but gated drive
	No fence or gate on driveway
	Other Security Concerns or Arrangements

Description (if needed)

 

Ground System Design (Please Check All That Apply)
Standard Ground System consists of 120 radials, 1/4 wavelength at lowest frequency

	Unknown Ground System Design
	Standard 120 Radial System
	Standard 120 Radial System with Interspersed radials of length
	Standard 120 Radial System with ground screen ft sq
	Custom Designed Ground System with radials ft long and ft of screen or interspersed radials
	Contact Engineering Consultant for Design
	Quote ground cover consisting of weed block fabric and gravel
	Radials will be shortened in some directions due to property constraints or obstructions *** Please provide drawing ***
	Please design ground system based on included information.  Include info below

Description (if needed)

 
 

The following section is for Directional Arrays ONLY:

	Unknown DA specifics
	Will radials be shortened and bonded at intersection points?
	OR overlapped?
	If adding a tower and ONLY constructing new ground field for it, will it be necessary to locate ends of existing radials and bond them to new system?

 
 

If further information on any aspect of project is available or needed please provide it below

Thanks for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. We believe that a few
minutes spent in understanding each situation can save hours of work and lots of
headaches in the future.

Sincerely,
 

Kevin C. Kidd

AM Groundsystems Co.