I have worked on that tower a couple of times. They just finished a big beef-up of that thing a year or two ago.
-B- Patrick Shoemaker wrote: > Hey, that looks like our Hughes Memorial Tower here in DC: > > http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Washington,+District+of+Columbia&ll=38.963889,-77.027759&spn=0,0.006539&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=38.963786,-77.027765&panoid=4Ar2-y_7Pek7ryLgjPdMUA&cbp=12,142.6,,0,-30.81 > > 761 feet. > > Patrick Shoemaker > Vector Data Systems LLC > [email protected] > office: (301) 358-1690 x36 > http://www.vectordatasystems.com > > On 9/14/2010 12:24 PM, RickG wrote: > >> I know what you mean! In West Palm, we were on a 550' monster off I-95. >> You could see it for miles around. The equipment 330' up on a standoff >> that was 10' from the tower, 330' up. I admit, it took me two separate >> tries to get the guts to walk out on it. Pics attached. We were plagued >> by lightning hits that picked on the switch in the enclosure at the top. >> I moved the enclosure off the standoff and left the radios on the mast >> on the standoff which helped a lot. Eventually, I ran fiber up and that >> fixed the issue altogether. >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Justin Wilson <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> If it is a2-3 foot standoff it gets tricky. I replaced a 2 foot >> dish on a 3 foot standoff last year. Clipped the lobster tails to >> the tower and had to use the positioning hooks to balance myself on >> the end of the standoff. One of those places where once you get it >> positioned its fairly comfortable. Takes a little getting used not >> having any tower under you though. >> >> Had to go out on this standoff once: >> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837&l=89297015d2&id=1289017769 >> >> <http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30529837&l=89297015d2&id=1289017769> >> >> >> -- >> Justin Wilson <[email protected] <http://[email protected]>> >> http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News >> http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter >> Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From: *Mike Hammett <[email protected] >> <http://[email protected]>> >> >> *Reply-To: *WISPA General List <[email protected] >> <http://[email protected]>> >> *Date: *Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:59:24 -0500 >> >> *To: *WISPA General List <[email protected] >> <http://[email protected]>> >> *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Tower mounting pics wanted! >> >> I have no idea how people use standoffs. How do you access the >> gear on the standoff? >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> On 9/13/2010 9:36 PM, Robert West wrote: >> >> >> >> >> I know you got ‘em. >> >> >> >> I’m looking for some nice pics of the various ways of mounting >> sector antennas. I have a tower with 5 to 10 and even 20” >> structural tube to mount to, three sided classic 1980’s tower. >> 300 footer. I’m the king at ripping off designs and welding >> up my own (sorry, my bad) and am looking for some good ideas >> for this thing. >> >> >> >> I’d say pretty please but I’m not that pretty and I never >> please. Well, so says the wife………….. **sigh** >> >> >> >> Bob- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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