[opendtv] Re: Louisiana governor blasts faulty wireless networks

How about the "Long Island Express"?

http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/38hurricane/

That is about as bad as they get. If it hit today it would rank right up 
there with Katrina in damage.

Bob Miller

John Willkie wrote:

>Towers properly designed in hurricane territory are intended to withstand
>225 mile hour sustained winds.  Or better.  How much wind gusts the tower
>will withstand is beyond the 225.
>
>Tornadoes, by the way, are extremely dangerous for towers, largely because
>the winds don't come in a single direction (if the tower is near the
>vortex).  It's virtually impossible to erect a tower that can withstand the
>forces of a tornado in close proximity (like around the tower.)
>
>Hurricanes are relatively easy to plan against, tower-wise.  However, I
>always worry when there's talk about a hurricane late in the season
>affecting New England.  Few towers up that way are designed to withstand
>hurricane damage -- even without ice accumulation.  There hasn't been a
>significant hurricane in New England since radio broadcasting began.
>
>John Willkie
>
>P.S.  I notice how you talk about thieves and insurance companies.  Isn't
>this redundant?
>

 
 
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