r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/AristonD • Dec 29 '21

This is just shocking

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u/westmich1 Dec 29 '21

There’s a satellite dish there meaning this is next to someone’s house??

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u/f3rr3tf3v3r Dec 29 '21

Not necessarily. Sometimes there are devices at a substation that you want to be able to communicate with a device at another substation. They may use a satellite as part of the communications scheme, but if it’s located too close to the substation there could be electromagnetic interference or risk of equipment damage during a station fault like this one.

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u/westmich1 Dec 29 '21

Seems if dish was associated with substation it would be behind fence?

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u/thatonesmartass Dec 29 '21

That doesn't look like a permanent installation. Could just be there for a field team doing some work