[BC] wind farms -> satellite antenna stability

[Alan Alsobrook]

When I went to help out in Boluxi after Katrina, I saw a comtech dish 
that had been destroyed. IIRC the pole stayed in place but the U bolts 
(yes those 3/4" thick ones) had been snapped.

KKTY wrote:
> 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

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Alan Alsobrook CSRE AMD CBNT
St. Augustine Fl. 32086 904-829-8885
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