Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Mike Delp
: [WISPA] Tornado I have a question for someone in the 'T' zones. You see the destructive force of them and how devastating they can be but I have never seen/heard of them wiping out a broadcasting tower or a multi story building. Does this happen? Walter Walter W. Stumpf Jr. Xanadu Group

[WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread WWS2
I have a question for someone in the 'T' zones. You see the destructive force of them and how devastating they can be but I have never seen/heard of them wiping out a broadcasting tower or a multi story building. Does this happen? Walter Walter W. Stumpf Jr. Xanadu Group Inc. 179

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Scottie Arnett
Memphis Tennessee, Tuesday: http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/feb/06/tornado-destroyed-two-radio-towers-used-several-st/ Main tower hub for communications knocked down. -- Original Message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: WISPA General List

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Rick Harnish
, February 07, 2008 12:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tornado Myself and many others responded to Adkins, Arkansas yesterday... There was a great outpouring of volunteers, equipment, and supplies. Quite literally dump trucks, tractor trailers, and many more

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread David E. Smith
Okay, less FEMA politics and more disaster pictures. http://images.bureau42.com/sa/blrv08/SANY0837.JPG (This was from Tuesday evening. We were nowhere near any tornadoes, as far as I know, just 50-60mph winds.) David Smith MVN.net

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread David E. Smith
Jack Unger wrote: What make, model and height was the tower? It was unguyed, correct? It was a Universal HD8-100 (100' tower, unguyed). We have a dozen or more of these up, and have had for several years, and this is the first time we've had any incident like this. And a bunch of folks in

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Matt Larsen - Lists
At least is wasn't your main tower!That sucks! Matt Larsen vistabeam.com David E. Smith wrote: Okay, less FEMA politics and more disaster pictures. http://images.bureau42.com/sa/blrv08/SANY0837.JPG (This was from Tuesday evening. We were nowhere near any tornadoes, as far as I know,

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Mark Williams
Myself and many others responded to Adkins, Arkansas yesterday... There was a great outpouring of volunteers, equipment, and supplies. Quite literally dump trucks, tractor trailers, and many more pickups w/ trailers hauling in various dozers, back hoes, materials, food / water etc. for clean up

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Brian Webster
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David E. Smith Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:11 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tornado Okay, less FEMA politics and more disaster pictures. http://images.bureau42.com/sa/blrv08/SANY0837.JPG (This was from Tuesday evening. We were nowhere near any

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Jack Unger
David, What make, model and height was the tower? It was unguyed, correct? jack David E. Smith wrote: Okay, less FEMA politics and more disaster pictures. http://images.bureau42.com/sa/blrv08/SANY0837.JPG (This was from Tuesday evening. We were nowhere near any tornadoes, as far as I

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Jack Unger
Mark, Thanks for your report. I'm sorry that FEMA does not seem to be focused on meeting the real needs that people have. On the other hand, I'm sure that the FEMA lockdown did a good job of keeping Al Quida terrorists from potentially entering the disaster area to cause trouble. I hope that

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Jack Unger
Who is the the strongest? Is it Man or is it Mother Nature? http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/spring01articles/spring01gifs/p20p2.jpg

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Scottie Arnett
Sorry to reply to my own post, but we service the Macon County Tennessee area that was hardest hit. We have a POP there for dial-up, but have not entered that market with our wireless yet. Lots of destruction. The tornado set down and traveled 25 miles or more without ever lifting. Base ranged

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Dennis Burgess - Link Techs Inc
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Moldashel Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:33 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tornado Sometimes the Red Cross is not much better. On Feb 7, 2008, at 4:27 PM, Jeff Broadwick wrote: Without getting

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Bob Moldashel
Was this tower guyed??? How tall is/was it??? Nice site install though On Feb 7, 2008, at 3:10 PM, David E. Smith wrote: Okay, less FEMA politics and more disaster pictures. http://images.bureau42.com/sa/blrv08/SANY0837.JPG (This was from Tuesday evening. We were nowhere near any

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Rafman® at RAF Wireless
Leave the tools, we're out of here... http://www.wirelessestimator.com/t_content.cfm?pagename=Breaking%20News Rafman On Feb 7, 2008 9:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a question for someone in the 'T' zones. You see the destructive force of them and how devastating they can be but I

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Larry Strittmatter
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad Belton Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:23 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tornado A quick search on the tornado that ripped through Fort Worth came up with this: http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/tornado.htm I was standing outside watching the sky when

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Jeff Broadwick
General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tornado Mark, Thanks for your report. I'm sorry that FEMA does not seem to be focused on meeting the real needs that people have. On the other hand, I'm sure that the FEMA lockdown did a good job of keeping Al Quida terrorists from potentially entering the disaster

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread WWS2
Okay-so towers do come down but news coverage of it is pretty local. How about multi story buildings? We do see leveled homes, but I have never seen a 4-5-6+ story building for example with damage or leveled. Does it happen/has it happened? Walter -- Original Message

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Brad Belton
. Best, Brad -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:52 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tornado Okay-so towers do come down but news coverage of it is pretty local. How about

Re: [WISPA] Tornado

2008-02-07 Thread Blake Bowers
@wispa.org Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 7:53 AM Subject: [WISPA] Tornado I have a question for someone in the 'T' zones. You see the destructive force of them and how devastating they can be but I have never seen/heard of them wiping out a broadcasting tower or a multi story building