John Vogel, Disagreeing with you does not make this a less-than-professional discussion. There was nothing in my post that was unprofessional or uncivil; I simply disagree with the use of magnet-mounting equipment onto towers. If discussion on such stuff is unprofessional, then these lists have no purpose.
You stated in your earlier post regarding magnets "I don't completely trust them". I don't either, so we are in agreement on the matter :). Call it unprofessional of me, but I tend to think that one should avoid using mounting methods that one doesn't trust when one is dealing with big, heavy chunks of metal and what-all hundreds of feet in the air. As a general side note, any statement about mounting that involved some statement of "I don't completely trust it" would get the same response from me. I don't like the idea of people mounting big heavy objects above my head using methods they themselves have some doubt about. Best practices does not necessarily entail commercially available solutions or degreed engineering solutions. Best practices are simply that--the optimal way(s) of achieving a particular task. "I don't completely trust" methods are a long-ways off from that. My point is not to increase regulation and such--quite the opposite. My point is that using practices that aren't completely trusted will, in the end, lead to regulation. As an industry, the wireless industry will have to learn to regulate itself to a moderate degree or it will be regulated to a heavy degree. There's a lot that goes by everyone on that is not necessarily as well done as it could be--which is understandable--business may require concessions to some degree. Nevertheless, better practices should be used in places that are highly visible or potentially impact the public community. Does it need to involve a degreed engineer? Of course not. But, considering that even you had your doubts, 200 feet above everyone in plain sight of an entire town is a heck-of a place for a "we'll see" approach which was the feeling I got from your original postings. I don't think that engineering needs to take into accounts stupid misuse (ie antennas being used as footholds). Still, I don't see how a mounting solution that you were almost surprised that there hadn't been slippage on a year later is a good thing. -Clint Ricker Kentnis Technologies ps. I'm not against magnets in general. Magnets on my fridge? Guilty as charged :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to see your advertisement here? Let the WISPA Board know your feelings about allowing advertisements on the free WISPA lists. The current Board is taking this under consideration at this time. We want to know your thoughts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
