Re: [WISPA] new site install pictures
Really nice work Kurt! I need you to come down to Kentucky and do that for me on a few tower! -RickG On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Kurt Fankhauser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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] new site install pictures
What kind of outdoor boxes were you using for the RB units? -Cam -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:07 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] new site install pictures Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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] new site install pictures
The enclosures are Hammond Eclipse Junior series. Part # is EJ1084 Wisp-Router carries them I think but they are cheaper at www.alliedelec.com Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cameron Kilton Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 8:47 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] new site install pictures What kind of outdoor boxes were you using for the RB units? -Cam -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:07 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] new site install pictures Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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] new site install pictures
I noticed you're using a Battery Tender, is that enough to charge and run all you're stuff? Their offices are about 20 miles from here, all the times I've driven by there I've never thought about using that on a tower. - Original Message - From: Kurt Fankhauser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:07 AM Subject: [WISPA] new site install pictures Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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] new site install pictures
Hi, Looks very nice... I did notice a couple things that we have seen in our environment that may or may not be an issue. The first is the weatherproof on the LMR jumper cables. We have found that we have to seal all the way up against the plastic case on the antenna, otherwise water will eventually penetrate into the seal. The other thing is using an RJ45 barrel connector inside your outdoor box. We've had many of them fail after a year or two (in our environment, it's probably due to the large temperature swings in summer vs. winter. We see -30F in the winter and up to 105F in the summer). Just some thoughts... take it for what it's worth... ;) Travis Microserv Kurt Fankhauser wrote: Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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] new site install pictures
Yes the battery tender (actually power tender) works great. It is 12v at 5amps so it can do about 60 watts. It keeps the battery topped off and from over charging and when the power goes out the equipment keeps running from the battery. Also when the power goes out it has circuitry that keeps it from power backwards and draining the battery. I am doing this on 5 tower sites and it works great. I get the power tenders from batterymart.com cause they are only like $80 there and the battery's from ebay are like $40 a piece and that setup will depending on load run from 6-12 hours maybe longer I don't know and the whole setup is under $150 Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Ratcliffe Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 12:12 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] new site install pictures I noticed you're using a Battery Tender, is that enough to charge and run all you're stuff? Their offices are about 20 miles from here, all the times I've driven by there I've never thought about using that on a tower. - Original Message - From: Kurt Fankhauser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:07 AM Subject: [WISPA] new site install pictures Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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] new site install pictures
What frequency is the STAR antenna operating on? Nice install. Scottie -- Original Message -- From: Kurt Fankhauser [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:07:28 -0400 Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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/ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] Dial-Up Internet service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as $9.99/mth. Check out www.info-ed.com for information. 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] new site install pictures
That's not a barrel connector it is a PolyPhaser surge surpressor. I've never had an issue with water getting in a connector in 4 years of sealing this way. We must have pretty mild weather or something. I do try to get the tape all the way up to the antenna though but sometimes its tight and the roll of tape won't make it but it turns out alright every time. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 12:30 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] new site install pictures Hi, Looks very nice... I did notice a couple things that we have seen in our environment that may or may not be an issue. The first is the weatherproof on the LMR jumper cables. We have found that we have to seal all the way up against the plastic case on the antenna, otherwise water will eventually penetrate into the seal. The other thing is using an RJ45 barrel connector inside your outdoor box. We've had many of them fail after a year or two (in our environment, it's probably due to the large temperature swings in summer vs. winter. We see -30F in the winter and up to 105F in the summer). Just some thoughts... take it for what it's worth... ;) Travis Microserv Kurt Fankhauser wrote: Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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] new site install pictures
I like the five point yagi!!.. is that for a STAR network ? Nice installation pix. Stu Browne On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Kurt Fankhauser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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] new site install pictures
THought was a surge suppressor. Nice install. Are you using silicone to seal besides the tape? We used silicone in our amateur stuff iat our FLorida repeater location and also at my house when I lived down there. Works good. Leon PS: The battery is there are a failover, I'm assuming you have AC power there? * Kurt Fankhauser wrote, On 8/10/2008 1:23 PM: That's not a barrel connector it is a PolyPhaser surge surpressor. I've never had an issue with water getting in a connector in 4 years of sealing this way. We must have pretty mild weather or something. I do try to get the tape all the way up to the antenna though but sometimes its tight and the roll of tape won't make it but it turns out alright every time. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 12:30 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] new site install pictures Hi, Looks very nice... I did notice a couple things that we have seen in our environment that may or may not be an issue. The first is the weatherproof on the LMR jumper cables. We have found that we have to seal all the way up against the plastic case on the antenna, otherwise water will eventually penetrate into the seal. The other thing is using an RJ45 barrel connector inside your outdoor box. We've had many of them fail after a year or two (in our environment, it's probably due to the large temperature swings in summer vs. winter. We see -30F in the winter and up to 105F in the summer). Just some thoughts... take it for what it's worth... ;) Travis Microserv Kurt Fankhauser wrote: Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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] new site install pictures
I don't use silicone on anything, the enclosures have a bead of dielectric grease on the door seals to help keep rust from forming where the gasket meets the metal. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leon D. Zetekoff, NCE Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 1:47 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] new site install pictures THought was a surge suppressor. Nice install. Are you using silicone to seal besides the tape? We used silicone in our amateur stuff iat our FLorida repeater location and also at my house when I lived down there. Works good. Leon PS: The battery is there are a failover, I'm assuming you have AC power there? * Kurt Fankhauser wrote, On 8/10/2008 1:23 PM: That's not a barrel connector it is a PolyPhaser surge surpressor. I've never had an issue with water getting in a connector in 4 years of sealing this way. We must have pretty mild weather or something. I do try to get the tape all the way up to the antenna though but sometimes its tight and the roll of tape won't make it but it turns out alright every time. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Johnson Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 12:30 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] new site install pictures Hi, Looks very nice... I did notice a couple things that we have seen in our environment that may or may not be an issue. The first is the weatherproof on the LMR jumper cables. We have found that we have to seal all the way up against the plastic case on the antenna, otherwise water will eventually penetrate into the seal. The other thing is using an RJ45 barrel connector inside your outdoor box. We've had many of them fail after a year or two (in our environment, it's probably due to the large temperature swings in summer vs. winter. We see -30F in the winter and up to 105F in the summer). Just some thoughts... take it for what it's worth... ;) Travis Microserv Kurt Fankhauser wrote: Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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] new site install pictures
Except for the flat, nearly treeless terrain, it looks like one of my setups Even looks like the same grain leg! Kurt Fankhauser wrote: Hey guys I just got some pictures uploaded of one of my AP sites if you want to check it out. Hopefully someone starting out can benefit from it as this is 4 years of knowledge from being on the lists here and picking up on better ways of how to do installs. Got any questions just ask. I'd appreciate some comments as well. :) http://www.wavelinc.com/towers/DSGE_Tower/ Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com 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/
