Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-23 Thread Daniel Keith
Works for 5ghz out to about 20 miles and it's cheaper and quicker than a bucket truck. Gets me concrete numbers on how high and what size antenna is necessary. https://youtu.be/ohBBrsoxOYI On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 1:58 PM, David Jones wrote: > Good day, I am trying to

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-12 Thread Andreas Wiatowski
017 at 8:19 AM To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for? Andreas, beware! If you are using is commercially, you MUST be licensed, and if you are using it 'for recreation' there now are strict rules. https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviat

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-12 Thread Rob Cambell
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org <wireless-boun...@wispa.org> on behalf of Dan Petermann <d...@wyoming.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 1:31:30 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for? To use one commercially you will need to have a

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-12 Thread Daniel Mullen
y use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. From: <wireless-boun...@wispa.org> on behalf of David Jones <d...@nglconnection.com> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 1:58

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-12 Thread Scott Piehn
Customer side surveys when a tower needs to be built to determine how high it would take to get LOS - Scott M Piehn From: David Jones Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 12:58 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] What would you use

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Andreas Wiatowski
@wispa.org> Subject: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for? Good day, I am trying to list out all the uses for a drone to justify buying one. Here are a few that I have come up with: 1. New tower site surveys. we are running into areas that our standard 45' tower will not cut it. (I know its s

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Nick Bright
On 4/11/2017 3:42 PM, Walter W. Stumpf Jr. wrote: > I believe there is a height rule, under 400' does not require a license. > > Walter That is no longer the case, see Dan's previous comments. https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/ -- --- - Nick

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Kian KO. O'Connell
to do real aerial photography with a real camera with a nice telephoto lens. From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of David Jones Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 12:59 PM To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: [WISPA] What would you use a

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Walter W. Stumpf Jr.
I believe there is a height rule, under 400' does not require a license. Walter On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 3:31 PM, Dan Petermann wrote: > To use one commercially you will need to have a UAV license from the FAA. > It takes about a month of studying and $150.00 for the test.

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Dan Petermann
To use one commercially you will need to have a UAV license from the FAA. It takes about a month of studying and $150.00 for the test. Fines are very high, especially as the FAA is looking to make examples of people to discourage breaking the law. Even recreational use requires the drone to

Re: [WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread Walter W. Stumpf Jr.
I would like to find a drone that; A. Lasts longer than 5-10 minutes B. Records what it is seeing C. Transmits what it is seeing to my phone D. Doesn't cost more than my house, preferably in the $50 range. I went to look at smile.amazon.com and there literately over 1000 in the $25 to 100 price

[WISPA] What would you use a drone for?

2017-04-11 Thread David Jones
Good day, I am trying to list out all the uses for a drone to justify buying one. Here are a few that I have come up with: 1. New tower site surveys. we are running into areas that our standard 45' tower will not cut it. (I know its short but hey we have elevation changes from 7200' to 8600' in