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Offline ASOSWX

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88D radome failure 2008
« on: August 05, 2023, 08:34:15 PM »
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Re: 88D radome failure 2008
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2023, 08:11:55 AM »
What caused this? I see a lot of rime ice on the tower, but apparently not much snow on the ground.
I can't imagine that the ice caused this, but I suppose it's possible.
Was there a mechanical failure of the dish that caused it to hit the radome?

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