At 7/19/2010 06:42 PM, Mike wrote wrote: >No, but I have friends/customers with really big bucket trucks. They are >tree guys. Also, the local electric utility usually sets my poles. I have >customers there too. The company charged me $250.00 for a 65 footer a few >months back.
That's a really good price. I don't think I've seen anything more than a 50 footer around here. That's plenty for normal things. But a 65 foot pole is a nice stealth tower! >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Mike Hammett >Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:36 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations > > Must not have any lineman friends. ;-) > >----- >Mike Hammett >Intelligent Computing Solutions >http://www.ics-il.com > > > >On 7/19/2010 4:53 PM, Mike 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. > > > > 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/ > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- >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/
