RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Eric Lemmon
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

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Chuck Kelsey
- 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

Re: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread dmurman
Had a similiar problem when I was chief engineer at an AM-FM radio station. The antenna tower was within 250 ft of the building. The prior engineer connected a copper strap from the automation equipment to one of the tower legs. Whenever we had a lightning strike on the tower you can see the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Doug Hutchison
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

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Chuck Kelsey
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

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Doug Hutchison
To: repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike What concerns me more than anythingso many experts yet this sort of thing still happens...(in many fields)!!! Hindsight

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread men...@pa.net
- 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

RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Doug Hutchison
Yup...thats just what I mean...experts.bah humbug!! D On 01/08/2010 19:44:48, Eric Lemmon (wb6...@verizon.net) wrote: That is so true! When you add corporate ego to the mix, things get really murky. A case in point: Back in the mid-eighties, one very large and well-known computer

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread Chuck Kelsey
Message - From: Doug Hutchison specialq@ntlworld.com To: repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 3:26 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike Yup...thats just what I mean...experts.bah humbug!! D

Re: [Repeater-Builder] OT- Dispatcher injured by lightning strike

2010-08-01 Thread AA8K73 GMail
n5sx...@charter.net wrote: I must admit that I don't see the problem with the sensitive equipment not finding ground thru the floor! In the 1980 I have some telephone central offices built by TRW. Each of the equipment racks were mounted on thick plastic sheets, and the mounting bolts