Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> Little things can make a difference but sometimes not in the way expected.
>
> Yesterday afternoon I was headed back into the house from the shop when
> I noticed a pole standing in the yard about 10' from the tower. Just a
> rod about 8 to 10' tall and pretty much vertical. But...there shouldn't
> have been anything there...
> <snip>
Unfortunately as Chris pointed out, I messed up the formula. The end
result is that thing was doing about 88 MPH when it hit, not 30.
>
> The point of all this, is that piece of loose, light weight Aluminum we
> don't think much about, is dangerous and could do some serious damage
> under the right conditions and target.
>
>
And pieces don't necessarily come loose during the high winds, but
finally give up in fairly benign conditions later.
73
Roger (K8RI)
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