That's not realistically possible. You would have to be extraordinarily lucky to align that first dish without having any measurements.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Mark Nash <markl...@uwol.net> wrote: > (sent a message a few minutes ago but through strange indicators I think > it may not have sent out...sorry if it's a double-post) > > I'm trying to have 1 crew and not do the 2nd trip to the first tower. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > *To:* WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 19, 2010 8:28 AM > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] PtP Dish Alignment > > You would need more people then. You can't align the dish without both > radios being powered. > > You could do two 3 man crews, one at each site. Both install at the same > time and they should finish around the same time frame. Align before coming > down at all. > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Greg Ihnen <os10ru...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It looks like for around $150 you could get binoculars with a built in >> magnetic compass that you see through the binoculars. Could you use the >> binoculars to find an object on the horizon on the right azimuth and then >> point the dish there? >> >> Greg >> >> On Oct 19, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Mark Nash wrote: >> >> Question: What tools do you use to blindly put up the first end of a >> ptp without having a visual on the other side? >> >> Details: >> >> When deploying ptp dishes... One team doing both ends at different times. >> >> The first dish must be aligned without a connecting radio at the other >> end. >> >> We know how to get uptilt/downtilt/azimuth from Radio Mobile. >> >> Uptilt/downtilt is easy to do with a simple gauge. Azimuth is a different >> story. If you can see the site that you're aiming for, no big deal, but >> what if you can't? >> >> We have a number of backhaul upgrades to do in the next few months, and >> we have alot of fog here in the mornings this time of year. >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ >
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