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2AM ramblings of a former engineer
- Thread starter radiosaur
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> Just looking at the radar wondering if anyone in FL, MS or
> even here is gonna lose a tower this time around???
Will let you know, 'Saur.
DE has a brother in radio down there, hunkered down as we speak. They are concerned. Cluster lost one in Ivan.
There are a couple 2000-footers in Baldwin County, AL that are holding up SEVERAL antennas. If one of those come down, it'll be a problem for them.
There is one 1000' tower in Jackson Co., MS. It has weathered a direct hit once or twice, so it might be OK. 3 signals on it. The other big towers on the MS Coast are in Stone County, and should be OK.
We'll see.
DE
> even here is gonna lose a tower this time around???
Will let you know, 'Saur.
DE has a brother in radio down there, hunkered down as we speak. They are concerned. Cluster lost one in Ivan.
There are a couple 2000-footers in Baldwin County, AL that are holding up SEVERAL antennas. If one of those come down, it'll be a problem for them.
There is one 1000' tower in Jackson Co., MS. It has weathered a direct hit once or twice, so it might be OK. 3 signals on it. The other big towers on the MS Coast are in Stone County, and should be OK.
We'll see.
DE
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ElmoreGantry
Guest
Re: 6 AM Bro.Doug ramblings
> > Just looking at the radar wondering if anyone in FL, MS or
>
> > even here is gonna lose a tower this time around???
>
> Will let you know, 'Saur.
>
> DE has a brother in radio down there, hunkered down as we
> speak. They are concerned. Cluster lost one in Ivan.
>
> There are a couple 2000-footers in Baldwin County, AL that
> are holding up SEVERAL antennas. If one of those come down,
> it'll be a problem for them.
>
> There is one 1000' tower in Jackson Co., MS. It has
> weathered a direct hit once or twice, so it might be OK. 3
> signals on it. The other big towers on the MS Coast are in
> Stone County, and should be OK.
>
> We'll see.
>
> DE
> Hopefully no one out at the Whitten road Antenna farm will lose one if we do get high winds. Man that storm could damage 3 or 4 towers.
> > Just looking at the radar wondering if anyone in FL, MS or
>
> > even here is gonna lose a tower this time around???
>
> Will let you know, 'Saur.
>
> DE has a brother in radio down there, hunkered down as we
> speak. They are concerned. Cluster lost one in Ivan.
>
> There are a couple 2000-footers in Baldwin County, AL that
> are holding up SEVERAL antennas. If one of those come down,
> it'll be a problem for them.
>
> There is one 1000' tower in Jackson Co., MS. It has
> weathered a direct hit once or twice, so it might be OK. 3
> signals on it. The other big towers on the MS Coast are in
> Stone County, and should be OK.
>
> We'll see.
>
> DE
> Hopefully no one out at the Whitten road Antenna farm will lose one if we do get high winds. Man that storm could damage 3 or 4 towers.
Re: 6 AM Bro.Doug ramblings
> > Hopefully no one out at the Whitten road Antenna farm will
> lose one if we do get high winds. Man that storm could
> damage 3 or 4 towers.
That shouldn't be a problem. We're only going to get low-end Tropical Storm force winds. Thunderstorms can go well beyond that.
If they survived Hurricane Elvis, they'll be OK.
DE
> > Hopefully no one out at the Whitten road Antenna farm will
> lose one if we do get high winds. Man that storm could
> damage 3 or 4 towers.
That shouldn't be a problem. We're only going to get low-end Tropical Storm force winds. Thunderstorms can go well beyond that.
If they survived Hurricane Elvis, they'll be OK.
DE
Re: 6 AM Bro.Doug ramblings
> That shouldn't be a problem. We're only going to get
> low-end Tropical Storm force winds. Thunderstorms can go
> well beyond that.
>
> If they survived Hurricane Elvis, they'll be OK.
>
> DE
>
I was wonderaing about that tho. These winds may be sustained over several hours. If the guy wires have been poorly maintained and they start vibrating there actually could be a problem. Flinn's TV tower out on Appling has always worried me. Most 1000 footers take 6-8 guy levels. That one has 13. Must be made of tinfoil.
Oh, well. Where's the Hurricane party?
<P ID="signature">______________
Never hold a cat and a dustbuster at the same time.</P>
> That shouldn't be a problem. We're only going to get
> low-end Tropical Storm force winds. Thunderstorms can go
> well beyond that.
>
> If they survived Hurricane Elvis, they'll be OK.
>
> DE
>
I was wonderaing about that tho. These winds may be sustained over several hours. If the guy wires have been poorly maintained and they start vibrating there actually could be a problem. Flinn's TV tower out on Appling has always worried me. Most 1000 footers take 6-8 guy levels. That one has 13. Must be made of tinfoil.
Oh, well. Where's the Hurricane party?
<P ID="signature">______________
Never hold a cat and a dustbuster at the same time.</P>
Re: 6 AM Bro.Doug ramblings
> > Oh, well. Where's the Hurricane party?
>
> You only drink Diet Coke. What do you care?!
>
>
>
> DE
>
Hey, drink enough and you'll get a buzz right before you puke. Just like my old drinking days.<P ID="signature">______________
Never hold a cat and a dustbuster at the same time.</P>
> > Oh, well. Where's the Hurricane party?
>
> You only drink Diet Coke. What do you care?!
>
>
>
> DE
>
Hey, drink enough and you'll get a buzz right before you puke. Just like my old drinking days.<P ID="signature">______________
Never hold a cat and a dustbuster at the same time.</P>
> > Just looking at the radar wondering if anyone in FL, MS or
>
> > even here is gonna lose a tower this time around???
>
> Will let you know, 'Saur.
>
> DE has a brother in radio down there, hunkered down as we
> speak. They are concerned. Cluster lost one in Ivan.
>
> There are a couple 2000-footers in Baldwin County, AL that
> are holding up SEVERAL antennas. If one of those come down,
> it'll be a problem for them.
>
> There is one 1000' tower in Jackson Co., MS. It has
> weathered a direct hit once or twice, so it might be OK. 3
> signals on it. The other big towers on the MS Coast are in
> Stone County, and should be OK.
>
> We'll see.
>
There was a note on the North Florida page the someone had, indeed, bent their stick; WECM, Milton, 1490 AM. They were seeking repair advice.
> DE
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by robgrayson on 07/11/05 05:20 PM.</FONT></P>
>
> > even here is gonna lose a tower this time around???
>
> Will let you know, 'Saur.
>
> DE has a brother in radio down there, hunkered down as we
> speak. They are concerned. Cluster lost one in Ivan.
>
> There are a couple 2000-footers in Baldwin County, AL that
> are holding up SEVERAL antennas. If one of those come down,
> it'll be a problem for them.
>
> There is one 1000' tower in Jackson Co., MS. It has
> weathered a direct hit once or twice, so it might be OK. 3
> signals on it. The other big towers on the MS Coast are in
> Stone County, and should be OK.
>
> We'll see.
>
There was a note on the North Florida page the someone had, indeed, bent their stick; WECM, Milton, 1490 AM. They were seeking repair advice.
> DE
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by robgrayson on 07/11/05 05:20 PM.</FONT></P>
R
radiodaddyo
Guest
> > > Just looking at the radar wondering if anyone in FL, MS
> or
> >
> > > even here is gonna lose a tower this time around???
> >
> > Will let you know, 'Saur.
> >
> > DE has a brother in radio down there, hunkered down as we
> > speak. They are concerned. Cluster lost one in Ivan.
> >
> > There are a couple 2000-footers in Baldwin County, AL that
>
> > are holding up SEVERAL antennas. If one of those come
> down,
> > it'll be a problem for them.
> >
> > There is one 1000' tower in Jackson Co., MS. It has
> > weathered a direct hit once or twice, so it might be OK.
> 3
> > signals on it. The other big towers on the MS Coast are
> in
> > Stone County, and should be OK.
> >
> > We'll see.
> >
> There was a note on the North Florida page the someone had,
> indeed, bent their stick; WECM, Milton, 1490 AM. They were
> seeking repair advice.
> > DE
> >
Bent stick. An old engineer's malady.
> or
> >
> > > even here is gonna lose a tower this time around???
> >
> > Will let you know, 'Saur.
> >
> > DE has a brother in radio down there, hunkered down as we
> > speak. They are concerned. Cluster lost one in Ivan.
> >
> > There are a couple 2000-footers in Baldwin County, AL that
>
> > are holding up SEVERAL antennas. If one of those come
> down,
> > it'll be a problem for them.
> >
> > There is one 1000' tower in Jackson Co., MS. It has
> > weathered a direct hit once or twice, so it might be OK.
> 3
> > signals on it. The other big towers on the MS Coast are
> in
> > Stone County, and should be OK.
> >
> > We'll see.
> >
> There was a note on the North Florida page the someone had,
> indeed, bent their stick; WECM, Milton, 1490 AM. They were
> seeking repair advice.
> > DE
> >
Bent stick. An old engineer's malady.
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