Here's my problem I live 5 miles out of a town which has DSL, and I need it! Here is my proposed po' mans setup, Dsl to befw11s4 out a 24db pb grid. The dsl modem and befw11s4 will be mounted up in an enclosure up next to the antenna (no line loss). Then just phone line and ac up the tower, (ac is already at the top of the leg for a marker lamp) so just the phone line up the tower. (There is probally issues with running the telephone line outside the house and up a tower but...(hey theres big spark from sky protection at the box into the building) Here is the other issue it gets cold here, -30 or -40, and this is going up on a fertalizer plant leg (there is no heat in the building or anywhere at the plant, thats another reason why I figured I might as well mount all the electronics up in one enclosure next to the antenna and heat it if needed. If this stuff was mounted in a airtight container would it operate at -30? anyone try? I could put a heater in it as well as thermostat controls ect, My end will be a 24db pb grid to a wet11 up on the tower then cat five to the computer. How about a wet11 at -30 might have to heat it as well. Here are my (line of sight issues) the tower in town is 100' high, right now my tower is 34' high the distance is five miles, from my place it is wide open for about 1/3 mile then there is a single row of spruce trees, then about 1/3 mile of shorter poplar trees. I mounted a light on the top of my tower and went to town and from the leg I could see the light. So (line of sight right)? Only thing is its more than likely 2 to 5 feet above the trees, so I might have Fresnel issues, after the 1/3 mile of trees it is wide open. Found a neighbor with a 68' tower and that would put be in the good for sure, but trying to this po' man. Could amp up (might need to anyway), found some low cost 800mw amps (I know FCC) there called somthing else up here, but same deal. Any ideas, advice, experence welcome and thank you.
Chris Bryden -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
