We use mainly indoor cat 5. When the temp drops much below 20* the insulation gets pretty hard. It'll more around quite a bit but a sharp bend will sometimes cause it to break.
When it's too windy I worry about the ladder getting blown over (that's happened more than once). If it's foggy and I can't see the towers I also can't see what might be in the way. I'm a pretty fair weather installer. Anything that *might* cause me to go back is avoided if at all possible. Anything that *might* get me hurt is avoided at all times. Period. That's part of why I have a 65' bucket truck. No one else out here has one that I know of. They climb those old TV towers etc. I use a truck. Much much safer. People don't like getting rescheduled, sometimes 3 or 4 times, but we tell them that we got our reputation by doing a good job the first time, not by cutting every corner we could. Nor do we do stupid things (anymore :-)) and have installs that just don't work right. Marlon (509) 982-2181 (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services 42846865 (icq) WISP Operator since 1999! [email protected] www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:57 AM Subject: [WISPA] Bad install days >I was curious to know what the other WISPs do when installs are > scheduled and the weather is bad. The problems I see are safety, not > seeing the tower, bitter cold and it's just very uncomfortable to work > in. > > Today we have a good foot of snow with ice covering everything - looks > like bubblewrap on my car. > > I just told everyone to stay home but call their appointments and > reschedule and play in the snow with their kids, but prepare to work a > half day if things lighten up. > > -- > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. > --- Henry Spencer > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
