good luck down there On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 5:13 PM, Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote:
> Ken, > > > > What we found from the 3 hurricanes that we went through, is that there is > very little lightning type damage, almost none. Mostly surges and > brownouts from the power grid. So, simply disconnecting AC power and > pulling fuses on battery outputs did the trick. > > > > In 2004, we lost 3 Rohn towers, and we developed our own anti-twist system > and all our towers have them. We have 17 Rohn 25G or 45G in the air of 120 > to 150 feet and a couple 190s that we inherited. However, a slowing moving > Cat 3 or 4 that sits and churns could do lots of damage at loosing things > up. Our experience is that 80+ MPH sustained will loosen BH’s, so there > will be a lot of re-establishing the core from the inside out, so to speak. > > > > We did emails and Robocalls telling customers to UNPLUG everything and not > plug back in until they send us pictures of their equipment. Upside radios > / dishes full of water are a bad thing > > > > Paul > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 5, 2016 5:57 PM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Please keep us in your prayers guys! > > > > Paul, out of curiosity, what at you unplugging? Powering equipment down? > Unplugging Cat5 cables from surge suppressors so the radios are floating? > Leaving radios plugged into surge suppressors but unplugging the patch > cables to other equipment? If you are unplugging radios, is the shield of > the Cat5 still grounded? Do you have prior experience with what works in > this situation? > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On > Behalf Of *Paul McCall > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 5, 2016 4:42 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Please keep us in your prayers guys! > > > > That’s good to know Brian. And, yes, the logistics assessment is key, > which does take a couple days usually. > > > > Our assessment will likely begin Saturday and last throughout the weekend. > > > > Paul > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On > Behalf Of *Brian Webster > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 5, 2016 4:51 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Please keep us in your prayers guys! > > > > Paul and to any other WISP’s who might be affected on this list; > > > > In the position as President of WECAT I would like to offer some up front > assistance. WECAT tried to helps WISP’s devastated by emergencies beyond > their normal ability to recover from problems or losses. We stand ready to > assist in the role of mobilizing resources to help. That being said we do > not try to rush to assist in the way a fire department would. A good > assessment by the WISP of the damages they have taken and a plan of > recovery as best possible would be a good thought process while you ride > out the storm. Of specific not would be things that are not going to be > covered by insurance, specific equipment needs and such. We have been > trying to avoid people shipping a lot of equipment that would end up not > being used and taking up space. Manpower needs would be good to know as > well and what type of manpower would be best for you. Logistics for those > people is also key. Where can they be housed, fed and the like. How far > away can fuel be made available and such. Good methods of contacting the > affected WISP is also crucial especially if communications systems have > been damaged or become unreliable. A trusted person outside the damage area > as a key point of contact might be the best for a while. Don’t forget your > local ham radio operators if you really need to get some messages in and > out of the area when all else fails. > > > > WECAT usually likes to wait a day or two to let the WISP do their > assessment and they plan to assist once that is done. There have been quite > a few occasions where after a day or two the WISP ended up being able to > cope on their own or with the help of a close neighbor WISP. I really hope > there is no need for something like this but we stand ready to help if > necessary. > > > > Please feel free to call in advance if you want to learn more before the > storm hits. Always available to help. > > > > Thank You, > > Brian Webster President - WECAT > > 214 Eggleston Hill Rd. > > Cooperstown, NY 13326 > > (607) 643-4055 Office > > (607) 435-3988 Mobile > > (208) 692-1898 Fax > Skype: Radiowebst > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On > Behalf Of *Paul McCall > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 05, 2016 2:59 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Please keep us in your prayers guys! > > > > We have Hurricane Matthew coming up the cost, and now its forecast to > probably touch land fall as a Category 3 right in the Treasure Coast area, > and we are right in the middle of that. Praying that it just skirts the > cost and not a full landfall. We have 39 towers that are vulnerable. We > have done all the prep possible and are unplugging everything before it > hits. > > > > We have recovered from 3 hurricanes previously and it’s very hard and > stressful. > > > > We appreciate the thoughts and prayers > > > > Paul > > > > Paul McCall, President > > PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. > > 658 Old Dixie Highway > > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > > 772-564-6800 > > pa...@pdmnet.net > > www.pdmnet.com > > www.floridabroadband.com > > > > > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
