[Leica] IMG: More on the Stuff on Power Poles

[Peter Dzwig]

I agree, Philippe.

Here (UK) we have mostly underground cables as a result of a sereies of
decisions made in the 70s and 80s. Outside big towns lines certainly do
reappear. We have them here, but I think we are about to get them buried
as they implement FTTP (Fibre To The Permises) and FTTC (to the
Cabinet).  It took a lot of environmental lobbying and some serious
effort. There are still places where there are large marches of overhead
cables (often as a result of the geology and farming practices).

I am always amazed in France just how many poles and overhead cables
there are. And Orange aren't very good about keeping them maintained (I
speak from personal experience). Hopefully with the upgrade to fibre
everywhere the latter will change, but in our area the poles remain :-(
even though it is a Parc Régional and abuts several more.

Amitiés,

Peter

On 06/10/2020 20:32, Philippe via LUG wrote:
> Just my feelings. I noticed that power lines  and calbes inthe UK are mostly underground, which saves the landscapes and trouble from predicatble hurricanes …
> .
> Here, it is a mixed bag - sometimes underground, other times not. And I don’t like that. Visually I mean. Cables and technology spoil the lanscapes no end.
> 
> Visible overhead powerlines, telephone lines, or cable / fiber optic are always a pain in my eye - don’t ask me why, I just suffer from their sight. 
> 
> And not many a country fares much better in that respect ….
> 
> Amities
> 
> Philippe
> 
> 
> 
>> Le 6 oct. 2020 à 21:14, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> a écrit :
>>
>> Don Dory introduced the subject of power poles, and Sonny Carter mentioned that there are other communications uses besides telephone on them now, probably referring to fiber optics and the internet.  Having observed the  damage a squirrel can do to a fiber cable, I thought I would point out some things most people don't recognize. Damaged  fiber cables are spliced inside a sealed tank-like container, that is then attached beneath the original carrier cable.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20201006-DSCF2126.JPG.html
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>> Then, the surplus cable that allowed the technician to make the repair on the ground is pulled up and secured along the carrier cable as a loop, ending in the large-radius bend frequently seen along overhead cable runs.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20201006-DSCF2125.JPG.html
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>> Never give a squirrel a limb to sit on near a cable run.  He will work mischief every time, and it is expensive.
>>
>> X-T2 and Leica-R 60 Macro with 2X extender.  (Yes, it will work.)
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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