Posts Tagged ‘wind’

As we batten down the hatches for the system bearing down on us tonight — 2026-01-24 — what meteorologists are already flagging as a significant nationwide event, it is a prudent moment to review the physics of winter survival for our antenna farms. We often talk about RF safety and grounding, but the mechanical survivability of our arrays under ice and wind loading is a topic that usually only gets attention after the damage is done. With the forecast for tonight looking grim across the U.S. and Canada, we need to look at the specific failure modes we are about to risk.