To: | "Bill VanAlstyne" <w5wvo@cybermesa.net>,"_Mailing List Tower-Talk" <towertalk@contesting.com> |
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Subject: | Re: [TowerTalk] Power lines, hawks, and fire ignition(slightly off-topic) |
From: | Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net> |
Date: | Mon, 26 Jul 2004 11:19:24 -0700 |
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At 10:53 AM 7/20/2004 -0600, Bill VanAlstyne wrote:
I couldn't help but wonder at this snippet from an AP newswire article in this morning's paper regarding how the Santa Clarita wildfire in California supposedly started: "[The wildfire] was ignited when a red-tailed hawk flew into a power line, was electrocuted and fell, burning, into brush." It's a pretty rare HV line that's a single conductor. The hawk's wingspan can easily be 4 ft, more than enough to bridge two wires on a MV (14-16kV) feeder. Doesn't look that big when you see them flying up in the air, and the wings fold nicely when they are perching at lower heights. OR, the hawk lands on the crossbar of the power pole and bridges between grounded pole and hot wire. For hardcore researchers it's Buteo jamaicensis... _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA. _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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