I wonder if painting would help keep moisture out? Maybe its a temperature thing too?
I always thought wood poles would be great for CPE locations but now maybe not. On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 3:44 AM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got a 70' (61' AGL) class 3 pole with an AP and backhaul on it. It's > been in the ground about 3 years now. > > This past spring we noticed the signal drop slowly on the backhaul over the > course of a month. A climber went up and adjusted it by about 9 degrees, > but he said the mount was tight when he got there. This past month the RSSI > on the backhaul has been slowly dropping again. > > The humidity here tends to shoot way up in the summer and drop in the > winter. I'm supposing this beast must be twisting as it soaks up moisture > and then dries out again. > > Is this a problem that might diminish as the pole ages, or is there perhaps > any possible remediation? I guess the permanent fix is a real tower or a > steel pole, but I guess I'm hoping that one of you old phone guys knows some > magic trick. Seems like if there was a wire attached to this pole, that a 9 > degree twist would put some wicked tension on it. > >
