Hey Jim,

I'd suggest seeing if you can stand those antennas off the metal a couple of wavelengths (maybe 4-6 wavelengths). You don't need any nasty reflections.

Regarding the covers - maybe go with the art theme and suggest that the covers be painted to actually become art - maybe a contrasting metal like a brushed copper or a green copper patina...

jack (the artist)


Jim Patient wrote:
I don't think I can get away with painted antennas on this one.  I might 
have to get some custom covers made or something.  I'm checking with 
couple sign makers to see if they can come up with something.  This is a 
fancy new building with $$$ just in art around it and they want it to 
look good.  I can't get on the roof.  There are beacon lights mounted 
directly on top of the parrapit wall and nothing can be higher than the 
beacons.

I've seen all kinds of palmtennas, rocktennas, bushtennas, etc. and just 
thought maybe someone had done something like this before.
I was kind of hoping that someone would come back with "Oh call Tom down 
at customdecorativeantennacovers.com" ;-)

Jim

os10ru...@gmail.com wrote:
  
Be real careful the paint is not metallic. You might want to spray  
something microwave safe and put it in the microwave oven to see if it  
gets hot or sparks for a test. You could end up losing a lot of db in  
the paint.

Greg

On Jan 7, 2009, at 5:34 PM, 3-dB Networks wrote:

  
    
I'm just trying to picture a brushed stainless steel wall... I don't  
know if
I have seen a building like that before (at least one that wasn't  
super
modern).

The cheapest solution is going to be a silver colored spray paint...  
after
that I can't think of anything good.

Daniel White
3-dB Networks
http://www.3dbnetworks.com


-----Original Message-----
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]  
On
Behalf Of Jim Patient
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:36 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] metal building install

I don't have a picture handy.  There isn't much to see though.  It is
just a plain stainless steel wall at the areas the antennas are going.

Jim

3-dB Networks wrote:
    
      
Can you provide a picture of the building?

Daniel White
3-dB Networks
http://www.3dbnetworks.com


-----Original Message-----
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless- 
boun...@wispa.org] On
Behalf Of Jim Patient
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:00 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: [WISPA] metal building install

We have a project to install 5GHz sectors on a large beautiful  
building
that has brushed stainless sheeting on the sides.  The antennas  
must be
installed on the outside walls and cannot be higher than the sides.
They want the antennas to be hidden or as non-obtrusive as possible.
Anyone got any ideas on how to cover, hide, or camouflage  the
antennas?  There will be 3 sectors on each side.

If anyone has done something like this and would care to share  
pictures,
that would be great.

Jim




      
        
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