I have shot directly over a substation from a block away before, and have done numerous installs right beneath high voltage power lines. I actually have a site that is right below some lines up on the bench. I have never noticed any issues from power lines. What frequency are you running?
On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Craig House <cr...@totalhighspeed.net> wrote: > The situation you described of shooting through the powerlines is a > similar scenario to where we have problems in the past. And building a > taller structure to shoot over them because they were often the distance > resolve the issue. In this case it will be shooting parallel to the > powerlines because we are trying to connect to a tower that is 4 1/2 miles > away at the electric substation. I am planning on going back out Monday > weather permitting with a drone try to verify that I can see the tower at > 90 feet. Hopefully with multiple options for frequencies we can find > something that will connect. But worst case is I have another Tower 9 1/2 > miles the opposite direction that we could connect to but it’s partially > obstructed by trees. In that scenario we might have to amend our contract > to put equipment higher on the tower at the other side > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 16, 2017, at 15:30, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yup. > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Brian Webster" <i...@wirelessmapping.com> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: 11/16/2017 4:10:51 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] High-voltage lines interference > > Can you get them to pay for you to rent a JLG type lift that goes up to > 100ft and do a site survey? Seems like with that big a life change they > would be willing to shell out that to be sure. I bet both you and he would > feel a lot more comfortable knowing it’s going to work first. > > > > Thank You, > > Brian Webster > > www.wirelessmapping.com > > www.Broadband-Mapping.com > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Craig House > *Sent:* Thursday, November 16, 2017 3:05 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] High-voltage lines interference > > > > In the past we have experienced issues being near high-voltage powerlines > and being able to get a consistent or even usable connection on wireless > equipment. But it does not seem consistent. My dilemma today has to do with > the fact that I did a site survey for a customer that wants to buy 224 > acres with two houses in a cabin on it and move here from Pennsylvania. > This is all contingent on the fact that we can get him service. He is > willing to build and pay for a tower but the only location it can be placed > is within a quarter-mile of some high tension high-voltage powerlines. At > that location with a 90 foot tower I can get him service based on software. > The problem is I don’t want to build a tower have him buy that kind of > property move here from Pennsylvania and have something like straight RF > causing us not to be able to get a link that will work. Anyone have any > experience knowing what does and doesn’t work around high voltage > transmission lines? > > Sent from my iPhone > >
