Power lines and underground construction are not a good match. Not only are you limited on the voltage due to the dielectric strength of the cable insulation but you also have a capacitance introduced that will cause phase shifts/power factor issues.
From: Rory Conaway Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017 10:39 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gino Most of that would have been damaged or destroyed too. I always wondered why they don’t put more cable underground. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Erich Kaiser Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017 9:37 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gino I always wondered why the Caribbean islands did not use more wind and/or solar power. Erich Kaiser North Central Tower er...@northcentraltower.com Office: 630-621-4804 Cell: 630-777-9291 On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 11:23 AM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: >From what I'm hearing, the major issue is power, or the lack thereof. Existing >supplies of fuel for generators, etc. are in extremely short supply. I've been >hearing estimates of 6+ months to restore power, and that may be optimistic. bp<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 9/24/2017 9:07 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: I know we are all anxious hoping to hear from Gino.� � I wish I still had an HF rig and a decent antenna.� I am wondering of anyone on here works 20 meters and has heard from folks in PR? � Keep hearing of the lack of communication capability there, but 2 meter and HF is pretty much going to work irrespective of any infrastructure damage.�� Here in Utah, our county emergency center has fully functional HF, VHF and UHF capability.�� � Actually most of Utah does as well as many groups of LDS church folk that work with emergency preparedness.� � I have never used it, but I know there are HF methods to convey IP.� Could certainly keep slow speed email going.�
