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 >> >> >
