Obviously, my ASCII art skills are lacking. :) You are correct. Josh Luthman wrote: > I think you mean straight up from the j-arm. ASCII art didn't turn > out from what I see. > > On 8/27/09, J. Vogel <jvo...@vogent.com> wrote: > >> I don't understand the need for the full "U" bend. Why wouldn't it work >> going straight up from the facia/gable mount instead of continuing the >> bend to get back over the roof? I would think that it would be stronger >> and more rigid if the bends were all between the mounting points. >> Perhaps I am missing something... >> >> ASCII art of what I am thinking below..... >> >> >> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >> | >> ___/ >> / >> | >> | >> >> >> Robert West wrote: >> >>> Well, the story on this is, the competitor dude, he bought the wisp from a >>> friend of mine who was near death from cancer and he bought it to make >>> cash, >>> didn't know a thing about wifi or networking. But the 2 motivators for >>> him >>> was, his guys were using 1/2" galvanized water pipe and fittings to make >>> up >>> mounts for whatever situation they were in.......... Dunno how that was >>> ever gonna work right and it never did. When the wind blew these things >>> would move about on the fittings and the guys would take forever making up >>> some bracket out of legos, basically. The second motivation is that the >>> new >>> owner of the wisp is an insurance agent and won't allow roof penetration, >>> which is a good idea for anyone. So somehow he came up with this pipe >>> bent >>> at the muffler shop idea and I have to say, it looks like a winner. >>> Cheap, >>> cheap, cheap and from what the guys say, they can have the bracket mounted >>> in a matter of minutes. >>> >>> I'll see if I can locate one or two installs and get some pics. >>> >>> Bob- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> >> John Vogel - jvo...@vogent.net >> http://www.vogent.net 620-754-3907 >> Vogel Enterprises LLC >> Information Services Provider serving S.E. Kansas >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> > > >
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