What concerns me more than anything....so many experts yet this sort of thing still happens...(in many fields)!!!
Hindsight is great!! D On 01/08/2010 17:24:18, Chuck Kelsey (wb2...@roadrunner.com) wrote: > Care to hazard a guess on the percentage of facilities (radio/tv, two-way) > > that > aren't done right? > > A few years ago this happened near here - a radio personality wearing > headphones taken to the hospital following a lightning strike to the tower > outside the radio station. > > Chuck > WB2EDV > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Lemmon" <wb6...@verizon.net> > To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 11:42 AM > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike > > > > Whenever I read a report like this, I have mixed emotions. I am surprised > > that the injury occurred, which is impossible if the facility was properly > > designed and islanded in accordance with numerous standards, including > > NFPA > > 70, NFPA 780, and the Motorola R56 Manual. I am also angry that an > > official > > issued the statement that "...the communications system, including its > > 400-foot radio tower, are grounded in accordance with industry safety > > standards." That official, and the idiots who designed the communications > > center, should be fired and/or brought up on criminal charges. > > > > The key to a safe installation
