How about a bunch of little balloons with promotional advertising on the balloons?
Greg On Oct 19, 2010, at 11:42 AM, ~NGL~ wrote: > I run up a 3 foot helium balloon and use a pair of binoculars. > Works every time. > NGL > From: Data Technology > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 9:06 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] PtP Dish Alignment > > I just did a ptp install of 5g 2ft rocket dishs at 6.47 miles and could not > see either tower. > > Now I already had a ptp link to another tower from tower 1 so this helped. > I used Google Earth to map out the points and then used the ruler to connect > each ptp link. > I took the map with me on tower 1 and mounted and aligned the dish. I just > eyeballed the direction of the dish in relation to the existing dish using > the Google map. I got everything powered up and then went to tower 2. > > At tower 2 I had a landmark that I thought was close to the right direction. > Mounted dish and pointed at landmark and had a signal. I then aligned dish > while guy on ground gave signal reports. > > I have not gone back up on tower 1 yet to tweak dish. I actually have a 67 > signal when lingowave said it should be 57 so I do need to align dish on > tower 1. > > I did not want to believe Google maps at first but when I actually got up on > tower I could tell it was about right. > > I have tried using a compass but on a tower the compass will not work > correctly. Guess the metal structure throws the magnetic field off. > > > On 10/19/2010 10:16 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. >> >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by the DTISP MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> 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: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
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