When the "expert" label starts to get thrown around too much I like to quote one of my math teachers in junior high school whose definition of expert is worth remembering to deflate any over sized egos.
"Ex is a has been and a Spurt is a drop under pressure" Milt N3LTQ Quoting Doug Hutchison <[email protected]>: > 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 ([email protected]) 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" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > 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 > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
