I'm glad I asked! Got a URL for any photos you'd care to share?
My first will be on a ~60' pecan tree. TIM Quoting John Hokenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Things to remember when doing trees..... > 1. GROUNDING, GROUNDING, GROUNDING. Bring at least a #8 or #6 copper > ground from the antenna mount down to the ground and drive two 8' ground > rods 6-10' apart at the base of the tree and attach to them. To comply with > NEC requirements, run a #6 wire from those rods to the main electrical > service ground to bond them together. > 2. Use a mount designed for the purpose. Ronard makes one for mounting to > the side of the tree: > http://www.ronard.com/tree_adjust.html > 3. Use SHIELDED Cat5....we prefer the stuff from Graybar that is flooded > and double jacketed....flooded cat5, pvc insulation, alluminum shield with > flooding (icky pick), outer layer of PVC. > 4. We bond the shield of the cat5 to the bracket and ground wire at the > top, and again where it leaves the tree at the bottom, and lastly where it > attaches to the surge protector at the building entrance. > 5. Do yourself a favor and run 1/2 or 3/4" PVC conduit from the tree to the > building if you are going to bury the cat5 and ground wire--makes changes > later a lot easier. You can also go overhead with a steel carrier wire and > zip tie the cables to it with UV resistant tie wraps (the black ones). > 6. Run in a screw eye about every 4' on the way down the tree and attach > the ground and cat5 with black tie wraps to prevent the cable from whipping > against the tree in wind. > 7. When mounting the antenna to the side of the tree > a. Pick a spot where there are not a lot of limbs > b. Trim enough of the limbs away so you are not back in 6 months to > trim them out of the path > 8. Use a VERY GOOD surge supressor on the building entrance....for cat5 POE > we prefer the Motorola Canopy available from Electrocomm and Tessco. > 9. Allow 2-3 times the hours you estimate to complete the job....and if you > are going higher than 20-30 feet I STRONGLY reccomend hiring an arborist to > do the install....preassemble the antenna and radio and cat5 and ground wire > on the ground so all he has to do is pull it up with a rope, lag it to the > tree and align the antenna. > 10. Our preferred tree is fir or cedar....don't have pines here but try and > stay away from leafy trees. > > JH > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 10:57 AM > Subject: Trees (was Re: [smartBridges] how would you handle this situation?) > > > > Anyone doing installs in trees? I have quite a few people who live in > valleys > > and could benefit from a tree installation. Any suggestions? > > > > TIM > > > > Quoting John Hokenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > If the tree is on their property, why not just put an outdoor Airbridge > in > > > the tree, then feed it with a router to isolate the lan from you. > > > > > > JH > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges > <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
