How tall a portable tower? We may have one available - rent free. And what size gennys?
Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Harnish" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 5:53 PM Subject: [Motorola II] Cyber Broadband Equipment Needs Update > Everyone, > > > > Thank you all so much for the many contributions that have been made > today. > I think it looks like all of the immediate equipment needs that Jay needed > have been met and hopefully are being shipped. We have accumulated $2350 > in > a reserve account for any cash needs he may have next week. He is looking > for a mobile tower and I hope to make some calls tomorrow to locate one. > I'm guessing that renting that tower will pretty well exhaust the fund > temporarily. > > > > We did have three companies who donated $500 each to this cause. I never > imagined we would get donations that large but I want to say THANK YOU to > each of them, although I won't name them. > > > > Jay says that there are 4-5 blocks that will need to be bulldozed out and > rebuilt completely. They are struggling with no power for 5 days or more > in > some places and gasoline is very hard to get. Long lines exist up to 50 > miles away. He was unaware of how big the Birmingham/Tuscaloosa tornado > was. He only knew that there were quite a few deaths from tornados around > the state. Most of the news he gets is through his smartphone which > surprisingly allows him to get emails and get on Facebook but does not > support Voice or Text traffic. > > > > HE would like me to pass along his gratitude and said, "the WISPA > community > has been awesome and with that help, we will be more than fine". > > > > He said the radio station owner thought they would have the tower rebuilt > in > a week but Jay has his doubts. He thinks he can get 90% of his customers > back by moving some equipment to a nearby rooftop temporarily. > > > > Jay doesn't have any generators in his business yet, so Josh Luthman and > Mike Chadwick are coordinating together to deliver 3-4 portables to him in > the next day or so. > > > > UPS and Fedex are delivering packages to the area. > > > > Jay's batteries have now run down and he is without communication until he > can find someone that has enough generator power to charge him back up. > > > > I am still going to come knocking on a few doors asking some of you to > take > part on the Disaster Fund Committee. J This fund's work is never done, it > only has lapses until the next disaster hits a WISP in a neighborhood near > you! > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Rick Harnish > > Executive Director > > WISPA > > 260-307-4000 cell > > 866-317-2851 Option 2 WISPA Office > > Skype: rick.harnish. > > [email protected] > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
