"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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This is a curious question, which I don't believe has been asked before,
and to which I couldn't actually find and answer. And only being half
asleep and thinking about one thing whilst reading the paper idly, caused
three things to slip into my mind together.

Namely 'rural broadband' the influence of the environment on transmission
speed and quality, and the fact that here, high up in west suffolk, and
hence potentially a target for windmills, we already have half a dozen
radio towers dotted with aerials and dishes.

So, how do presumably metal or carbon fibre blades thwacking past or
around a microwave tower affect its transmission and reception?

We did a series of studies for one of the very large energy firms. The
studies concerned the likely effects of proposed windfarms on local tv
reception. As a result I had to read all the planning applications, and
the normal procedure was for the operators of any links anywhere near were
consulted and allowed to object.

In the case of the turbines near Parkway Sheffield I don't think the
proper procedures were follewed, by they normally are. The Sheffield
turbines have had another spectacular failure, by the way.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...cond-time.html

Meanwhile they are allowing a turbine to be installed on a school playing
field, whilst banning cellphone towers. What a set of bloody idiots we
have running out local councils.

Bill

I was once asked to sign a petition by some women protesting at
the proposed site of a roadside cellphone mast. It was in front a gap
between two pairs of semis. I refused, and suggested they should
be more worried about what was currently buried under the site
filling the gap; a Shell forecourt.

--
Graham.

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