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Just installed a 17.5 foot one. Very nice. Phil On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Mike <m...@aweiowa.com> wrote: > Something like these: http://www.pondaeration.com/ > > Thiesens here in Iowa sells them. They look like an old fashioned windmill > and just pump water. > > There are some wind power kits that you mount on a monopole, but the blades > are so long they would be in the Fresnel zone, and would be hard to climb. > > I was merely offering a solution or idea that even owlers and tree huggers > would have no problem having in their neighborhood. > > Friendly Regards, > > Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Fred Goldstein > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:09 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations > > At 7/19/2010 05:53 PM, you wrote: > >Fred: > > > >I have some "poles" on my network. They are hard to climb and service > would > >be the only caveats I'd share. Consider windmills. The ones they sell to > >keep ponds aerated are aesthetically pleasing and not too expensive. > > You're right; we'll probably need a bucket truck to do poles, both to > install and service. Are you talking about using wind for power > too? There are few or no local windmills otherwise. Some of the > best relay sites may be off the grid so a wind charger could be > practical. Solar might work but lake-effect snow could be a > problem. Lake-effect wind, on the other hand, would be helpful. > > >Friendly Regards, > > > >Mike > > > >Mike Gilchrist > >Disruptive Technologist > >Advanced Wireless Express > >P.O. Box 255 > >Toledo, IA 52342 > >239.770.6203 > >m...@aweiowa.com > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > >Behalf Of Fred R. Goldstein > >Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 3:24 PM > >To: WISPA General List > >Subject: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations > > > >A design I'm working on is in a hilly wooded rural/resort area, not > >farmland. It will need a fair number (perhaps a few dozen) sites to > >cover the planned turf. Each node will need both backhaul (mesh, in > >the loose sense) and access antennas. The obvious place to put these > >is atop utility poles. I think the local electric cooperative will > >cooperate and let us rent pole space. We may however need to put > >additional poles in some places. They seem cheaper than metal towers > >and are less likely to raise the locals' eyebrows. > > > >Does anyone out there have experience with this sort of > >arrangement? We're in the budgeting stage now. I have an idea what > >the radios cost but the installation might be the bigger deal. The > >big engineering firms are more used to fancy cellular and fiber > >installs, not WISP-style radios. So we may also want to bring in > >someone with this kind of WISP experience to do some consulting or > >setup with us too. Thanks. > > > > -- > > Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com > > ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ > > +1 617 795 2701 > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > >---- > >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/ > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > >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/ > > -- > Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com > ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ > +1 617 795 2701 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > 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/ > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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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