At 7/28/2010 12:37 PM, Mike Gilchrist wrote: >I use these: http://www.sitepro1.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=51 > >Look down the page for Taper Adjustable Chain Mount, single sectors, >TCHM1-L. They come with plenty of chain and you cut off excess with bolt >cutters. I fit a length of schedule 80 4" pipe to mount radios above the >pole and take a solid bronze ground lead down the pole. > >You put these things on right and you will have no problems. Nice hardware.
Beautiful! Thanks. This is exactly what I was looking for. Now to just find a simple, cheap, reliable (pick 3) little wind charger for those off-grid sites... ;-) >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 Paul Gerstenberger >Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:12 AM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations > >Our APs are generally on dedicated poles. We did work a deal with a neighbor >PUD to mount some equipment on their primary poles, in which case we had to >maintain proper clearances from the power and communication space. Mounts >depend on the radio. Sometimes we just use a radio shack offset mast >bracket, we've used a lot MTI brackets because they bolt right up to Trango, >and we've pipe-straped a metal mast to the top of the wood pole. I'll be >working at a couple sites this week, I'll snap some pictures. > >Here are the MTI brackets: >http://www.mtiwe.com/UserFiles/Image/MTI/Enclosure_Units/big/MT-120018-and-M >T-120018A%5B1%5D.jpg > >-Paul > >On Jul 27, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Fred Goldstein wrote: > > > At 7/27/2010 02:12 PM, you wrote: > >> We ourselves are an electric co-op and ISP, most of our "towers" are > >> 65ft poles. If your local co-op is friendly, it's a good way to go. > > > > Thanks... I think the ccop will be friendly enough, where they have > > poles. I've tried to locate nodes along pole routes when > > possible. Some back roads don't have poles, though, so we may need > > to put up our own. > > > > Most antenna mounts want to be on a 1-3 inch metal pole. What > > hardware do you use to attach to the wood pole? And do you ever put > > antennas above the primaries, on a nonconductive mount, or do you > > always stay down in the safe zone? Thanks... > > > >> -Paul > >> > >> On Jul 19, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Fred R. Goldstein wrote: > >> > >>> 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/
