Last week we were on a 150' building.  I swear to god there's a doubled
polar vortex at that site - it was twice the wind and half the temperature.

Got all of our dishes up there, though!


Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373

On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 3:59 PM, Chuck Hogg via Af <[email protected]> wrote:

> I climbed last week for 5 hours, 25-30mph steady wind over 70', 40-50mph
> gusts at 26 degrees...it sucked.  I was upgrading backhauls at 145-170'
>
> Regards,
> Chuck
>
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Josh Reynolds via Af <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>  Ours are normally the opposite. We have more climbs for shorted/water
>> in cables than we do for dead radios. We might have 1-2 dead APs a year.
>>
>>  On 11/24/2014 11:11 AM, Josh Luthman via Af wrote:
>>
>> If it's Ubnt it's probably a dead radio.  Probably 1/100000 chance the
>> cable shorted.
>>
>>
>>  Josh Luthman
>> Office: 937-552-2340
>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>> 1100 Wayne St
>> Suite 1337
>> Troy, OH 45373
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Mathew Howard via Af <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>  Yep, could either be a dead AP or a shorted cable... I don't think
>>> there's any way to tell from the ground.
>>>
>>> It is a lot harder to make that decision when someone else is doing the
>>> climbing... I wouldn't ask anyone to go up in weather I wouldn't climb in
>>> myself, but then again, I've also climbed in weather I wouldn't tell
>>> someone else to go up in. I don't think there really is a good rule of
>>> thumb, a lot depends on what the climber is comfortable with, and
>>> experience.
>>>
>>>  ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Af [[email protected]] on behalf of Josh Luthman via Af [
>>> [email protected]]
>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 12:08 PM
>>>
>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] wind speed cut off for climbing
>>>
>>>  The radio is pulling too much current.  Probably it is an
>>> overload/short.  It will fade out and then come on full brightness.  This
>>> was the green LED and may not exist with the LED anymore, especially since
>>> it's a different type of LED.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Josh Luthman
>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>> Suite 1337
>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>
>>>   On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>   I’ve never seen a flashing UBNT power supply, what does that mean?
>>>> Overload/short?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  *From:* That One Guy via Af <[email protected]>
>>>>  *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 10:55 AM
>>>>  *To:* [email protected]
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] wind speed cut off for climbing
>>>>
>>>>   its only 100 feet, but its a shitty tower to climb, all angled, one
>>>> of those tripod ones that suck when theyre wet. Ive slipped on this tower
>>>> new as in this would be his first unattended climb since training
>>>> im assuming its just a bad radio (flashing ubnt power supply, but could
>>>> be a failed cable) on an omni
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>   I would worry more about gusts than steady wind, especially for
>>>>> rope work or complex positioning.  Might need additional ground crew and
>>>>> taglines, maybe a second climber.
>>>>>
>>>>> When you say new climber, how new?  What kind of
>>>>> training/certification?  Ultimately you are depending on the climber to
>>>>> call it off if it’s not safe, and a newbie might not have the experience 
>>>>> to
>>>>> know when it’s not safe.  If you’re talking about today, at least it’s 
>>>>> been
>>>>> way above freezing the past 2 days, so the likelihood of rain freezing to
>>>>> the tower should be minimized.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, how high are you sending him?  Big difference between 100 and
>>>>> 300 feet.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  *From:* That One Guy via Af <[email protected]>
>>>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2014 10:36 AM
>>>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] wind speed cut off for climbing
>>>>>
>>>>>  fun wintery rain sleet snow mix, new climber 38mph wind gusts, ap
>>>>> outage
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Brian Sullivan via Af <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Depends what i'm climbing for.  Repair or upgrade?
>>>>>> Is there rain/sleet/snow mixed with the wind?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/24/2014 10:31 AM, That One Guy via Af wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> whats everybodys rule of thumb for cutting off climbing
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>  All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember
>>>>>> that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, 
>>>>>> if
>>>>>> you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, 
>>>>>> do
>>>>>> not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>  All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that
>>>>> the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you
>>>>> can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do 
>>>>> not
>>>>> use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>  All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that
>>>> the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you
>>>> can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not
>>>> use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> josh reynolds :: chief information officer
>> spitwspots :: www.spitwspots.com
>>
>>
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