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Air Traffic Monitoring => Feed Outage/Status Reports => Topic started by: Jason on November 04, 2008, 05:03:53 PM

Title: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: Jason on November 04, 2008, 05:03:53 PM
Due to some strong winds last week, the antenna was damaged and is not functioning correctly. Estimating I should be able to get it fixed Saturday afternoon, or sometime early the following week at the latest.
Title: Re: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: KSYR-pjr on November 04, 2008, 05:07:30 PM
You had better, and sooner rather than later!

What kind of rinky-dink operation is this, anyhow?
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Title: Re: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: Jason on November 07, 2008, 07:50:53 PM
Should be fixed tomorrow....will advise shortly.

Best,
Jason
Title: Re: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: T210 Driver on November 08, 2008, 09:13:39 AM
Ok it's tomorrow (the 8th)    Time's up   LOL 
Title: Re: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: Jason on November 08, 2008, 12:43:46 PM
All fixed, should be good now. Lét us know what you hear...much appreciated.

Best,
Jason
Title: Re: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: ngreed on November 08, 2008, 01:02:43 PM
Jason-

Feed sounds great to me.

Thanks!
Title: Re: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: KSYR-pjr on November 08, 2008, 02:57:47 PM
Thanks, Jason.  Feed sounds great again.   Did you install guy wires to keep the antenna from being damaged again?  ha....
Title: Re: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: dave on November 19, 2008, 11:16:18 AM
Thanks, Jason.  Feed sounds great again.   Did you install guy wires to keep the antenna from being damaged again?  ha....


Ha.  Next time I will bring a real antenna with matching U-bolts.  :-(

This is all my fault, like most everything else.
Title: Re: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: Jason on November 19, 2008, 01:29:12 PM
Thanks, Jason.  Feed sounds great again.   Did you install guy wires to keep the antenna from being damaged again?  ha....


It has a bungie cord on it now.  Like Dave mentioned, we'll be installing a more robust antenna system in the future.
Title: Re: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: KSYR-pjr on November 19, 2008, 02:22:18 PM
Like Dave mentioned, we'll be installing a more robust antenna system in the future.

Does that mean more ladders inside deicing truck buckets?   
Title: Re: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: Jason on November 19, 2008, 03:45:37 PM
Like Dave mentioned, we'll be installing a more robust antenna system in the future.

Does that mean more ladders inside deicing truck buckets?   

On top of, you mean.  :lol:
Title: Re: HPN Feed Antenna
Post by: Darrell on November 20, 2008, 06:01:29 PM
Well when you make the antenna stronger you had better have a medic on standby when you climb those ladders.
Just let me know I will be on standby  :evil: