Blake, I'm guessing 60-100' would be great! The tower that bent over looked to be about 120'. I'm sure he probably wasn't all the way at the top. If he can reach 90% of his other towers/customers from the top of a 30-40' building, then 60-100' would probably get him to 100%.
I would think that any size genny's would help. I have (2) 4000 watt and (2) 7500 watt units heading that way either tomorrow or Saturday. Did you say you were heading that way anyways? Thanks, Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Blake Bowers > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 6:58 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; 'WISPA General List'; > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Motorola II] Cyber Broadband Equipment Needs > Update > > 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
