I was just asking because once we get over 10-12 feet with a pipe, there seems to be quite a bit of bobbing around if there’s significant windload at the top. Not so much a problem side-to-side, but front-to-back affects the dish aiming. Usually at 24 feet, we would be recommending a utility pole or a Rohn 25G.
Also a lot of our area, the wind seems to howl 11 months out of the year (except August when you actually wish for a breeze), and we have trouble with metal fatigue and bolts vibrating loose. Microbursts are also a problem, it will lay the corn down like a crop circle, and rip the siding off houses. I know this is partly because we have open cropland where the the wind can blow for miles, also some ridges which are very exposed. You know there’s wind when people come to build wind farms by you. It looks like you have trees, so maybe that slows the wind down a bit. From: Ben Royer Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 11:14 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] First Force 200 5 GHz! The pipe? You’d be surprised, they do pretty good in winds, we install those on a TV tower too. We use a PD46 HD bracket, with 4’ attached to the tower, and the remaining 20’ in the air. We can get 40 to 50 MPH Gusts in storms here, and have had very few fail. The only time I’ve had any fail, it’s usually the brackets twist on the tower, and that’s tornado weather, and extremely rare. We’ve installed hundreds of these, and maybe had less than a handful need fixed. As far as the radio/antenna, those don’t mind the wind much, I’d say an old Hyperlink 24 Dbi Grid is more wind sensitive than that, or at least a close comparison. Thank you, Ben Royer, Operations Manager Royell Communications, Inc. 217-965-3699 www.royell.net From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 11:08 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] First Force 200 5 GHz! What kind of winds can that withstand? From: Ben Royer Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 11:02 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] First Force 200 5 GHz! Here you go Ray! Using one of our famous 24’ Pipe setups. -68 at 4.47 miles through some trees, shooting just to the right of that big tree nearby. 10MB account. Thank you, Ben Royer, Operations Manager Royell Communications, Inc. 217-965-3699 www.royell.net From: Ray Savich Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 10:34 AM To: mailto:af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] First Force 200 5 GHz! Josh is the first of 10 to win. All you need to do is post a photo of your 5 GHz Force 200 to a Community and send us the link. Eligible Communities include AF, WISPA, DSLReports, Cambium Community, and others… Ray Join the Conversation Cambium Networks Community Forum
