[time-nuts] AUSTRON MODEL 2100F Conversion

[paul swed]

Yes that was in alaska it was on the news. 1200ft down in a few seconds.
They blew it up because it has a very grave structural issue.
I suspect given a drop of time that will be the fate of all the towers.
Hmmm now whats happening with those nasty HP Cesiums??

On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 5:53 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quik.com> wrote:

> There was a post a couple of days after the shutdown that they had blown
> up an antenna tower, as I remember.
>
> -John
>
> =========
>
>
> >  My understanding is that the shutdown was a purely political decision.
> > USCG couldn't tell the politicians that "people will die" so it was a
> > savings to be achieved.  Given the shutdown costs it will take a few
> > years to break even - so it's actually more expensive in the short run.
> >
> > I heard this weekend that they have already demo'd the Boise City tower
> > because no other agency wanted it.
> >
> > On 10/4/2010 3:37 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> >> Whether they realize or not isn't the issue. They simply don't give a
> >> crap. They don't have to. They are the government.
> >>
> >> -John
> >>
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> > Southlake, TX 76092 (Near DFW Airport)
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