[BC] wind farms -> satellite antenna stability

[Dave Dunsmoor]

> > Dennis, I've run guy wires from the edges of C-band dishes to keep them
> > lined
> > up in high wind. Anyone else do this, or have other methods that work
> > well?
> >
> > Dave Dunsmoor
>
>
> Yep, I've seen that done, too. I've got one Comtech 3.8m dish out back.
It's
> been set for ten years now in two different locations, & it's been solid
as
> a rock. No guys, never had a problem with it moving. I've seen winds to 60
> here. It's mounted on an 8' piece of 5" pipe in a 1/2 yard of concrete, as
> suggested by Comtech. I'd hate to see the wind that WOULD move it!
>
> Dennis Switzer
> KKTY AM/FM


That's good, very good. I've taken to torquing all those big bolts to around
100 ft/lbs
to keep that big dish from wandering in the wind. That seemed to cure that
problem.

However, the last installation of Comtech I did was on the roof a two story
building.
For an anchor, I had 6" oilwell pipe welded into a grid with the appropriate
uprights
welded into place as needed (several large dishes and some small ones were
planted
up there). It must have weighed in at about 2-3 tons, but the wind never
moved it.

Dave Dunsmoor