Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
110¹ in the ground? WOW! -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting Tower Climbing Network Support From: RickG rgunder...@gmail.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:29:29 -0400 To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! There are some of those towers spread around the country. Pretty amazing self supporting structures. You could park several semi trucks under it. I met the original owner of the one in WPB and he said it was $1.2 Million! He claimed it would take a cat5 hurricane. Pylon footings were 110' down. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Patrick Shoemaker shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com wrote: Hey, that looks like our Hughes Memorial Tower here in DC: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8hq=hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbiall= 38.963889,-77.027759spn=0,0.006539t=hz=18layer=ccbll=38.963786,-77.027765 panoid=4Ar2-y_7Pek7ryLgjPdMUAcbp=12,142.6,,0,-30.81 761 feet. Patrick Shoemaker Vector Data Systems LLC shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com office: (301) 358-1690 x36 http://www.vectordatasystems.com On 9/14/2010 12:24 PM, RickG wrote: I know what you mean! In West Palm, we were on a 550' monster off I-95. You could see it for miles around. The equipment 330' up on a standoff that was 10' from the tower, 330' up. I admit, it took me two separate tries to get the guts to walk out on it. Pics attached. We were plagued by lightning hits that picked on the switch in the enclosure at the top. I moved the enclosure off the standoff and left the radios on the mast on the standoff which helped a lot. Eventually, I ran fiber up and that fixed the issue altogether. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net mailto:li...@mtin.net wrote: If it is a2-3 foot standoff it gets tricky. I replaced a 2 foot dish on a 3 foot standoff last year. Clipped the lobster tails to the tower and had to use the positioning hooks to balance myself on the end of the standoff. One of those places where once you get it positioned its fairly comfortable. Takes a little getting used not having any tower under you though. Had to go out on this standoff once: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://j...@mtin.net http://mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting Tower Climbing Network Support *From: *Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net http://wispawirel...@ics-il.net http://ics-il.net *Reply-To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org http://wispa.org *Date: *Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:59:24 -0500 *To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org http://wispa.org *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got em. I¹m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20² structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980¹s tower. 300 footer. I¹m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I¹d say pretty please but I¹m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. **sigh** Bob- - --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ - --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org http://wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ - --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
That's a serious hole. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net wrote: 110’ in the ground? WOW! -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support From: RickG rgunder...@gmail.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:29:29 -0400 To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! There are some of those towers spread around the country. Pretty amazing self supporting structures. You could park several semi trucks under it. I met the original owner of the one in WPB and he said it was $1.2 Million! He claimed it would take a cat5 hurricane. Pylon footings were 110' down. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Patrick Shoemaker shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com wrote: Hey, that looks like our Hughes Memorial Tower here in DC: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8hq=hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbiall=38.963889,-77.027759spn=0,0.006539t=hz=18layer=ccbll=38.963786,-77.027765panoid=4Ar2-y_7Pek7ryLgjPdMUAcbp=12,142.6,,0,-30.81 761 feet. Patrick Shoemaker Vector Data Systems LLC shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com office: (301) 358-1690 x36 http://www.vectordatasystems.com On 9/14/2010 12:24 PM, RickG wrote: I know what you mean! In West Palm, we were on a 550' monster off I-95. You could see it for miles around. The equipment 330' up on a standoff that was 10' from the tower, 330' up. I admit, it took me two separate tries to get the guts to walk out on it. Pics attached. We were plagued by lightning hits that picked on the switch in the enclosure at the top. I moved the enclosure off the standoff and left the radios on the mast on the standoff which helped a lot. Eventually, I ran fiber up and that fixed the issue altogether. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net mailto:li...@mtin.net wrote: If it is a2-3 foot standoff it gets tricky. I replaced a 2 foot dish on a 3 foot standoff last year. Clipped the lobster tails to the tower and had to use the positioning hooks to balance myself on the end of the standoff. One of those places where once you get it positioned its fairly comfortable. Takes a little getting used not having any tower under you though. Had to go out on this standoff once: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://j...@mtin.net http://mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support *From: *Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net http://wispawirel...@ics-il.net http://ics-il.net *Reply-To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org http://wispa.org *Date: *Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:59:24 -0500 *To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org http://wispa.org *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got ‘em. I’m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20” structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980’s tower. 300 footer. I’m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I’d say pretty please but I’m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. **sigh** Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org http://wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
Depending on the tower, you can normally loosen most standoffs and rotate them closer to the tower. Lot of variables there. An angular tower is harder to rotate the standoff than a tubular tower. Justin -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting Tower Climbing Network Support From: Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:30:29 -0400 To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I¹ve had the same issue. I have designs for stand-offs in my head but then I rethink it all due to maintenance issues. Swing arms? Dunno. From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 7:59 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got em. I¹m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20² structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980¹s tower. 300 footer. I¹m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I¹d say pretty please but I¹m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. *sigh* Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
If you have the proper gear and training you would never want to loosen standoffs to work on them to get them closer to the tower you are attached to... its harder by far IMO Scott Carullo Technical Operations 877-804-3001 x102 From: Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:18 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! Depending on the tower, you can normally loosen most standoffs and rotate them closer to the tower. Lot of variables there. An angular tower is harder to rotate the standoff than a tubular tower. Justin -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog - xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw - Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting - Tower Climbing - Network Support From: Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:30:29 -0400 To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I've had the same issue. I have designs for stand-offs in my head but then I rethink it all due to maintenance issues. Swing arms? Dunno. From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 7:59 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got 'em. I'm looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20 structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980's tower. 300 footer. I'm the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I'd say pretty please but I'm not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. *sigh* Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
That's impressive as hell. From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Justin Wilson Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:10 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! 110' in the ground? WOW! -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog - xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw - Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting - Tower Climbing - Network Support _ From: RickG rgunder...@gmail.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:29:29 -0400 To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! There are some of those towers spread around the country. Pretty amazing self supporting structures. You could park several semi trucks under it. I met the original owner of the one in WPB and he said it was $1.2 Million! He claimed it would take a cat5 hurricane. Pylon footings were 110' down. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Patrick Shoemaker shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com wrote: Hey, that looks like our Hughes Memorial Tower here in DC: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8 http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8hq=hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbia; ll=38.963889,-77.027759spn=0,0.006539t=hz=18layer=ccbll=38.963786,-77.0 27765panoid=4Ar2-y_7Pek7ryLgjPdMUAcbp=12,142.6,,0,-30.81 hq=hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbiall=38.963889,-77.027759spn=0,0. 006539t=hz=18layer=ccbll=38.963786,-77.027765panoid=4Ar2-y_7Pek7ryLgjPd MUAcbp=12,142.6,,0,-30.81 761 feet. Patrick Shoemaker Vector Data Systems LLC shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com office: (301) 358-1690 x36 http://www.vectordatasystems.com On 9/14/2010 12:24 PM, RickG wrote: I know what you mean! In West Palm, we were on a 550' monster off I-95. You could see it for miles around. The equipment 330' up on a standoff that was 10' from the tower, 330' up. I admit, it took me two separate tries to get the guts to walk out on it. Pics attached. We were plagued by lightning hits that picked on the switch in the enclosure at the top. I moved the enclosure off the standoff and left the radios on the mast on the standoff which helped a lot. Eventually, I ran fiber up and that fixed the issue altogether. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net mailto:li...@mtin.net mailto:li...@mtin.net%3e wrote: If it is a2-3 foot standoff it gets tricky. I replaced a 2 foot dish on a 3 foot standoff last year. Clipped the lobster tails to the tower and had to use the positioning hooks to balance myself on the end of the standoff. One of those places where once you get it positioned its fairly comfortable. Takes a little getting used not having any tower under you though. Had to go out on this standoff once: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 l=89297015d2id=1289017769 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 l=89297015d2id=1289017769 -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://j...@mtin.net http://mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog - xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw - Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting - Tower Climbing - Network Support *From: *Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net http://wispawirel...@ics-il.net http://ics-il.net *Reply-To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org http://wispa.org *Date: *Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:59:24 -0500 *To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org http://wispa.org *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got 'em. I'm looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20 structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980's tower. 300 footer. I'm the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I'd say pretty please but I'm not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. **sigh** Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org http
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
Short enough for maintenance. I like. From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Justin Wilson Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 11:11 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! Attached is a pic of some simple standoffs. -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog - xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw - Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting - Tower Climbing - Network Support _ From: Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:30:29 -0400 To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I've had the same issue. I have designs for stand-offs in my head but then I rethink it all due to maintenance issues. Swing arms? Dunno. From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 7:59 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got 'em. I'm looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20 structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980's tower. 300 footer. I'm the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I'd say pretty please but I'm not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. *sigh* Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ _ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got 'em. I'm looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20 structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980's tower. 300 footer. I'm the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I'd say pretty please but I'm not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. **sigh** Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
If it is a2-3 foot standoff it gets tricky. I replaced a 2 foot dish on a 3 foot standoff last year. Clipped the lobster tails to the tower and had to use the positioning hooks to balance myself on the end of the standoff. One of those places where once you get it positioned its fairly comfortable. Takes a little getting used not having any tower under you though. Had to go out on this standoff once: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting Tower Climbing Network Support From: Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:59:24 -0500 To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got em. I¹m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20² structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980¹s tower. 300 footer. I¹m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I¹d say pretty please but I¹m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. *sigh* Bob- -- -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
Yes, angle iron. No, not HD zips, Skywalker. I did another tower with full square tubing and really liked it but cant find the pics ;(. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:40 AM, Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.comwrote: Nice. Is that angle iron for the standoff? Hopefully NOT Home Depot wire ties though. I HATE their “military rated” wire ties. What a joke, as I’ve said before and not so nicely. *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *RickG *Sent:* Monday, September 13, 2010 11:38 PM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! Most of my towers are water tanks. I do have a couple of tri-legs to contend with. I prefer stand offs. Sorry, only pic I've got. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.com wrote: I know you got ‘em. I’m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20” structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980’s tower. 300 footer. I’m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I’d say pretty please but I’m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. **sigh** Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
Depends on how high and how long the standoff is. Sometimes bucket, sometimes you can just reach it. A lot of times, only the antenna is on the end of the standoff so you dont need to get to it all that often, if ever. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.netwrote: I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutionshttp://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got ‘em. I’m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20” structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980’s tower. 300 footer. I’m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I’d say pretty please but I’m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. **sigh** Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today!http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe:http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
What I do most times is make a mark on the standoff and the tower. This is my reference marks. Then you can swing the arm in closer to the tower and work on it. Then just swing it back out and align your marks. -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting Tower Climbing Network Support From: RickG rgunder...@gmail.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:13:13 -0400 To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! Depends on how high and how long the standoff is. Sometimes bucket, sometimes you can just reach it. A lot of times, only the antenna is on the end of the standoff so you dont need to get to it all that often, if ever. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net wrote: I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got em. I¹m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20² structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980¹s tower. 300 footer. I¹m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I¹d say pretty please but I¹m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. *sigh* Bob- - --- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ - --- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
Great idea if the standoff it bolted to the tower. Tip: Dont weld it to the tower! On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net wrote: What I do most times is make a mark on the standoff and the tower. This is my reference marks. Then you can swing the arm in closer to the tower and work on it. Then just swing it back out and align your marks. -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support -- *From: *RickG rgunder...@gmail.com *Reply-To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org *Date: *Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:13:13 -0400 *To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! Depends on how high and how long the standoff is. Sometimes bucket, sometimes you can just reach it. A lot of times, only the antenna is on the end of the standoff so you dont need to get to it all that often, if ever. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net wrote: I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got ‘em. I’m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20” structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980’s tower. 300 footer. I’m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I’d say pretty please but I’m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. **sigh** Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
Hey, that looks like our Hughes Memorial Tower here in DC: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8hq=hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbiall=38.963889,-77.027759spn=0,0.006539t=hz=18layer=ccbll=38.963786,-77.027765panoid=4Ar2-y_7Pek7ryLgjPdMUAcbp=12,142.6,,0,-30.81 761 feet. Patrick Shoemaker Vector Data Systems LLC shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com office: (301) 358-1690 x36 http://www.vectordatasystems.com On 9/14/2010 12:24 PM, RickG wrote: I know what you mean! In West Palm, we were on a 550' monster off I-95. You could see it for miles around. The equipment 330' up on a standoff that was 10' from the tower, 330' up. I admit, it took me two separate tries to get the guts to walk out on it. Pics attached. We were plagued by lightning hits that picked on the switch in the enclosure at the top. I moved the enclosure off the standoff and left the radios on the mast on the standoff which helped a lot. Eventually, I ran fiber up and that fixed the issue altogether. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net mailto:li...@mtin.net wrote: If it is a2-3 foot standoff it gets tricky. I replaced a 2 foot dish on a 3 foot standoff last year. Clipped the lobster tails to the tower and had to use the positioning hooks to balance myself on the end of the standoff. One of those places where once you get it positioned its fairly comfortable. Takes a little getting used not having any tower under you though. Had to go out on this standoff once: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support *From: *Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net http://wispawirel...@ics-il.net *Reply-To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org *Date: *Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:59:24 -0500 *To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got ‘em. I’m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20” structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980’s tower. 300 footer. I’m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I’d say pretty please but I’m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. **sigh** Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org mailto:wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
I have worked on that tower a couple of times. They just finished a big beef-up of that thing a year or two ago. -B- Patrick Shoemaker wrote: Hey, that looks like our Hughes Memorial Tower here in DC: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8hq=hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbiall=38.963889,-77.027759spn=0,0.006539t=hz=18layer=ccbll=38.963786,-77.027765panoid=4Ar2-y_7Pek7ryLgjPdMUAcbp=12,142.6,,0,-30.81 761 feet. Patrick Shoemaker Vector Data Systems LLC shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com office: (301) 358-1690 x36 http://www.vectordatasystems.com On 9/14/2010 12:24 PM, RickG wrote: I know what you mean! In West Palm, we were on a 550' monster off I-95. You could see it for miles around. The equipment 330' up on a standoff that was 10' from the tower, 330' up. I admit, it took me two separate tries to get the guts to walk out on it. Pics attached. We were plagued by lightning hits that picked on the switch in the enclosure at the top. I moved the enclosure off the standoff and left the radios on the mast on the standoff which helped a lot. Eventually, I ran fiber up and that fixed the issue altogether. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net mailto:li...@mtin.net wrote: If it is a2-3 foot standoff it gets tricky. I replaced a 2 foot dish on a 3 foot standoff last year. Clipped the lobster tails to the tower and had to use the positioning hooks to balance myself on the end of the standoff. One of those places where once you get it positioned its fairly comfortable. Takes a little getting used not having any tower under you though. Had to go out on this standoff once: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support *From: *Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net http://wispawirel...@ics-il.net *Reply-To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org *Date: *Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:59:24 -0500 *To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got ‘em. I’m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20” structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980’s tower. 300 footer. I’m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I’d say pretty please but I’m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. **sigh** Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org mailto:wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
I've had the same issue. I have designs for stand-offs in my head but then I rethink it all due to maintenance issues. Swing arms? Dunno. From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 7:59 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got 'em. I'm looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20 structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980's tower. 300 footer. I'm the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I'd say pretty please but I'm not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. *sigh* Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
hoverboard I suppose... - truth is I am wondering the same thing - as I can see some of those being able to be used on some huge trees we have in locations - ie... my yard for example. On Sep 14, 2010, at 7:59 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got ‘em. I’m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20” structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980’s tower. 300 footer. I’m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I’d say pretty please but I’m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. *sigh* Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ _ Glenn Kelley | Principle | HostMedic |www.HostMedic.com Email: gl...@hostmedic.com Pplease don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
Weld to the tower?! Tower owner boy might wanna have a little talk with me if I ever did that little number! Bob- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of RickG Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 12:45 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! Great idea if the standoff it bolted to the tower. Tip: Dont weld it to the tower! On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net wrote: What I do most times is make a mark on the standoff and the tower. This is my reference marks. Then you can swing the arm in closer to the tower and work on it. Then just swing it back out and align your marks. -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog - xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw - Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting - Tower Climbing - Network Support _ From: RickG rgunder...@gmail.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:13:13 -0400 To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! Depends on how high and how long the standoff is. Sometimes bucket, sometimes you can just reach it. A lot of times, only the antenna is on the end of the standoff so you dont need to get to it all that often, if ever. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net wrote: I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got 'em. I'm looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20 structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980's tower. 300 footer. I'm the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I'd say pretty please but I'm not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. *sigh* Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ _ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
I vote for hover board. MARTY! Doc Brown- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Glenn Kelley Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 8:31 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! hoverboard I suppose... - truth is I am wondering the same thing - as I can see some of those being able to be used on some huge trees we have in locations - ie... my yard for example. On Sep 14, 2010, at 7:59 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com http://www.ics-il.com/ On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got 'em. I'm looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20 structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980's tower. 300 footer. I'm the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I'd say pretty please but I'm not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. *sigh* Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ _ Glenn Kelley | Principle | HostMedic |www.HostMedic.com Email: gl...@hostmedic.com Pplease don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
There are some of those towers spread around the country. Pretty amazing self supporting structures. You could park several semi trucks under it. I met the original owner of the one in WPB and he said it was $1.2 Million! He claimed it would take a cat5 hurricane. Pylon footings were 110' down. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Patrick Shoemaker shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com wrote: Hey, that looks like our Hughes Memorial Tower here in DC: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8hq=hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbiall=38.963889,-77.027759spn=0,0.006539t=hz=18layer=ccbll=38.963786,-77.027765panoid=4Ar2-y_7Pek7ryLgjPdMUAcbp=12,142.6,,0,-30.81 761 feet. Patrick Shoemaker Vector Data Systems LLC shoemak...@vectordatasystems.com office: (301) 358-1690 x36 http://www.vectordatasystems.com On 9/14/2010 12:24 PM, RickG wrote: I know what you mean! In West Palm, we were on a 550' monster off I-95. You could see it for miles around. The equipment 330' up on a standoff that was 10' from the tower, 330' up. I admit, it took me two separate tries to get the guts to walk out on it. Pics attached. We were plagued by lightning hits that picked on the switch in the enclosure at the top. I moved the enclosure off the standoff and left the radios on the mast on the standoff which helped a lot. Eventually, I ran fiber up and that fixed the issue altogether. On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Justin Wilson li...@mtin.net mailto:li...@mtin.net wrote: If it is a2-3 foot standoff it gets tricky. I replaced a 2 foot dish on a 3 foot standoff last year. Clipped the lobster tails to the tower and had to use the positioning hooks to balance myself on the end of the standoff. One of those places where once you get it positioned its fairly comfortable. Takes a little getting used not having any tower under you though. Had to go out on this standoff once: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837l=89297015d2id=1289017769 -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support *From: *Mike Hammett wispawirel...@ics-il.net http://wispawirel...@ics-il.net *Reply-To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org *Date: *Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:59:24 -0500 *To: *WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the gear on the standoff? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: I know you got ‘em. I’m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20” structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980’s tower. 300 footer. I’m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I’d say pretty please but I’m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. **sigh** Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@ wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org http://wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org mailto:wireless@wispa.org Subscribe
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
Lots of pics on our blog at: http://www.mtin.net/blog . Tagged under tower and install. Also have a gallery under Facebook. Hit me offline for more. -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net http://www.mtin.net/blog xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting Tower Climbing Network Support From: Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:36:22 -0400 To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! I know you got em. I¹m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20² structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980¹s tower. 300 footer. I¹m the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I¹d say pretty please but I¹m not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. *sigh* Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted!
Nice. Is that angle iron for the standoff? Hopefully NOT Home Depot wire ties though. I HATE their military rated wire ties. What a joke, as I've said before and not so nicely. From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of RickG Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 11:38 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! Most of my towers are water tanks. I do have a couple of tri-legs to contend with. I prefer stand offs. Sorry, only pic I've got. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Robert West robert.w...@just-micro.com wrote: I know you got 'em. I'm looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20 structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980's tower. 300 footer. I'm the king at ripping off designs and welding up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas for this thing. I'd say pretty please but I'm not that pretty and I never please. Well, so says the wife.. *sigh* Bob- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
