I have signed many NDAs. No problems. I never worry about them. You can still talk about the situation. Just don’t reveal info that you received from the other party that is: 1) new to you 2) not found via other means
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 21, 2018, at 9:45 PM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > So, I'm going to have to sign an NDA, so I assume that means I can't reach > out publicly for advice anymore, never been under NDA on a serious matter > before. Prior to signing, is this a matter we should grab the attorney to > represent us or just to have review paperwork? So far it's very amicable, > confirmed that our licensed link is toast in 7 months. I think I have a very > viable solution for everyone (there is another parallel link affected that's > someone else's that terminates near us on both sides) I've heard the best > legal term (make whole) and a risky term (cost sharing) so..... > >> On Thu, Dec 13, 2018, 9:55 PM Lewis Bergman <[email protected] wrote: >> I think you'll find the construction company to be flexible if you reach out >> to them early enough. You have to go directly to the company building the >> farm. >> >>> On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 2:40 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Yeah, there is usually an internal person or maybe an external consultant >>> working those kinds of planning issues. You want to find out who that is >>> and make contact with that person. Not the people they send to public >>> meetings to deal with the anti windfarm elements of the community, who will >>> likely be marketing types and lawyers. >>> >>> >>> >>> If they have signed leases with landowners and planned the routes for the >>> power network, they have a certain amount of flexibility in placing the >>> turbines. Moving one of them 100 feet left or right but still on the same >>> piece of land where have a lease may not be that difficult at the paper >>> stage. Finding a different parcel of land to lease or deleting the turbine >>> entirely, unlikely. >>> >>> >>> >>> Some people will fight them no matter what and claim their livestock are >>> falling over dead and their children are sick due to the turbines. >>> Cropdusters will be unhappy. And if I had built my dream home on a little >>> “farmette” to retire on, I wouldn’t want one of those behemoths 1400 feet >>> away, flashing red all night, and sounding like a washing machine when I’m >>> downwind of it. But there’s not much they can do about a lot of that. >>> When there is something they can reasonably do to mollify the citizenry, >>> like stop certain turbines at certain times of day because someone >>> complained about “shadow flicker”, I have seen them do it. So trying not >>> to block microwave links between towers is something they may be willing to >>> do. In fact, even if you do nothing, they may hire someone to look at the >>> FCC database and find any licensed paths that go through the proposed >>> windfarm, and choose their sites accordingly. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Brian Webster >>> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 12:50 PM >>> >>> >>> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Windfarm in licensed path >>> >>> >>> >>> I know I did some consulting to map out the paths where there were licensed >>> microwave links years ago. They do consider this in their placement of the >>> turbines. I am not sure of their obligation to do so. This may have been a >>> local zoning requirement more than anything. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank You, >>> >>> Brian Webster >>> >>> 214 Eggleston Hill Rd. >>> >>> www.wirelessmapping.com >>> >>> www.Broadband-Mapping.com >>> >>> >>> >>> From: AF [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof >>> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 11:08 AM >>> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Windfarm in licensed path >>> >>> >>> >>> The FCC license protects against RF interference, not trees or highrise >>> buildings or wind turbines. And there’s nothing Commsearch can do. >>> >>> >>> >>> You are lucky that it’s an FCC licensed path, and I would absolutely >>> approach them now in the planning phase. When the windfarm Mike references >>> was built in our area, they voluntarily moved one of the turbines to get it >>> out of the path of a licensed backhaul. They probably won’t do this for an >>> unlicensed path or a subscriber link. Also the phase where they are most >>> likely to make such an accommodation is during the planning and approval >>> phase. Least impact on them at that point, and they are motivated to >>> resolve community resistance to their project where possible. I don’t >>> think they are required to accommodate you, so I wouldn’t go charging in >>> guns blazing, be nice and hope they are nice back. >>> >>> >>> >>> The towers obviously are more of a problem than the blades, but the blades >>> do affect the RF when they pass through the beam, especially if there are >>> multiple turbines in the path. I figure a couple dB blip per turbine but >>> it’s hard to predict scientifically. >>> >>> >>> >>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Hammett >>> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:43 AM >>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Windfarm in licensed path >>> >>> >>> >>> Are you wanting Commscope to go put some C4 on that turbine? :-p >>> >>> >>> Ken, what did you do when they built that Shabonna\Lee windfarm? I know you >>> had some links down there. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>> >>> Midwest Internet Exchange >>> >>> The Brothers WISP >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: "Steve Jones" <[email protected]> >>> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 9:39:26 AM >>> Subject: [AFMUG] Windfarm in licensed path >>> >>> We have a windfarm going up that was , one of the turbines is dead in the >>> middle of an 11ghz link path. Who do we reach out to for this. We have >>> commsearch protection service, I reached out to them, but im not sure thats >>> in the protection scope. Im leery of reaching out to the windfarm directly, >>> as they may lawyer up before we get our recourse figured out. As I >>> understand it they are in the impact study phase still, so i assume that >>> means our window of opportunity closes when that is done. >>> >>> Any advice? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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