Any pictures you could share of your anti twist? Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc.
> On Oct 5, 2016, at 6:13 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] 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] 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] 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 > >
