There are some of those towers spread around the country. Pretty amazing self supporting structures. You could park several semi trucks under it. I met the original owner of the one in WPB and he said it was $1.2 Million! He claimed it would take a cat5 hurricane. Pylon footings were 110' down.
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Patrick Shoemaker < [email protected]> 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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