Am
Ground Systems Co.m
Competitive Pricing and Quick, Reliable Installation
AGSC builds ground systems for AM transmitter sites and lightning protection at any site.
AGSC is a division of KK Broadcast Engineering located in Lawrenceburg, TN. KK Broadcast Engineering has been providing quality radio engineering services to the southeastern US since 1983 and has built, evaluated and repaired numerous ground systems across the eastern US.
THE SCOOP
In normal soil, an AM ground system constructed using #10 soft drawn copper wire will last approximately 30 years. Highly acidic or extremely rocky soil may cause radials to fail in as little as 10 years or vandals can "recycle" your ground system in just a few hours. Unknowing (or uncaring) excavators can ruin a ground system in minutes.
If your ground system is over 30 years old, has been vandalized or damaged by construction, call or email AGSC for a ground system evaluation estimate.
If you are moving an AM transmitter site or building a new station, contact AGSC early for information and a quote. A few minutes planning now could save you days of work and big $$$ later.
Ground system evaluation and repair is performed on a time and material basis or per project if desired. If only a few radials have been damaged, new radials can be plowed in, but other undamaged radials may be disturbed by the plowing process. Depending on the nature and scope of damage, AGSC has specialized equipment to locate the ends of broken radials and repair them. If a substantial portion of your ground system (25%) has been damaged, it is often necessary to completely rebuild the entire system.
Ground system construction is quoted on a per project basis with ALL desired services, ALL expenses, ALL required materials included. This includes services such as plowing, brazing, trenching, well attachment or tower tuning. Expenses like travel, lodging, etc. Materials such as wire, ground screen, ground cover, ground rods, copper strap, clamps, brazing alloy and gas.
When AGSC quotes a complete ground system the price is all inclusive... NO surprise charges that some contractors will present you with. NO requests for extra money to rent needed equipment. NO asking for extra money to purchase supplies. AGSC knows that in today's corporate and small business environment that you need to know EXACTLY what a project is going to cost before you start. You can depend on AGSC to come in at or under your budgeted costs.
All equipment normally used by AGSC is owned by AGSC and transported to the job site by AGSC. Specialized equipment is obtained at the expense of AGSC. All AGSC owned equipment is well maintained and reliable. Having breakdowns on the job site, hunting for a suitable piece of equipment to rent and waiting for that equipment to arrive wastes both of our time and puts YOU behind schedule.
Our
plow is designed to carry the roll of wire and plow at a constant depth
for the entire length of the radials. This method creates much
less stress and stretching of the wire. This translates into less
breakage during installation and longer life for your ground system.
The most important advantage of this method is that the radial end is buried
at the same depth as the rest of the radial. Contractor's using a
plow that
pulls the wire from a roll at the tower often leaves several
feet of the wire visible on top of the ground and almost always leaves
the outside ends exposed to vandals... Not a good thing!
