Tech Notes from the Field

I uploaded to Twitter a picture yesterday of a site we visited yesterday.  Unfortunately this is where our Aux transmitter is.  For all I know the management/owner does not know of the damage.  If I can figure out how to embed a couple more pictures here I would.  Basically I have left a message on a cell phone and an office regarding the situation.  The latest storms broke the guy wires to the vertical supports to the cable tray that runs between a tower and the building.  The tray buckled.  It is still there and there is stress on the cables.  One 7/8″ cable is to our STL dish.  Luckily we had enough “service loop” on the building end that the cable shows no damage and we continue to receive good signal.

Vertical Support?

Why would a company, known tower/site management company, not respond to such a situation?  I am prepared to make a couple of more calls, but this is the not the first time they have not returned a call.  Just crazy.

As you can see in the picture here the supports are leaning here.  You cannot really see it, but there are two in the center section that where held in place by two guy anchors.

The tray buckled as can be seen in the next photo.

Buckled Tray

It sure isn’t pretty, but it is holding for the time being.

I would have to say this support structure has been here a while.  I know it it was in in place 10 years ago.  I bet it goes back 20 years. I would say repairs and upgrades are necessary.  What do you think?