I would think the answers depend on the part of the country you are in. Florida has lightning like nowhere else. Northern mountain sites have ice falls. Coastal areas have salty fogs etc. And everywhere you have ass-hats that work for other companies that may mess up your installation. High wind areas have their own considerations.
Then there are the vagaries of the different brands of technology. Some is more bulletproof than others. And there is the variety of ways you can install the equipment. That includes a whole panoply of opinions on grounding and surge suppression. And grounding and surge suppression is more or less important depending on where the tower is going. Now that is a concise bullet proof answer! From: David Milholen Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 6:29 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] how far and much I am asking for pure simple curiosity. How far would you go and how much would you spend to have a bullet proof Tower site? I am looking for answers in small class tower to super duty types or leases. What I mean by bullet proof is How many time a year are you replacing gear due to weather complications or how many times are you going to back to the site to reboot something . How many times are you remoting into a site to adj power or channels to avoid interference. How many times are you having to make adjustments to ethernet ports. All these tasks add up in time. Our team this year has only had to visit 2 sites unexpectedly due to weather and take the next step in making it bullet proof. --
