I realize at <200 ft it doesn’t need lighting, but what about paint? I’ve noticed an unpainted SSV can be damn near invisible against the sky. Hazard for cropdusters. Also hard to see with binoculars when doing site surveys. I could see putting a strobe on it just for that purpose, although they are not cheap.
From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of George Skorup Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 11:44 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Take one down, put one up. I don't like the tip-top of an SSV, too skinny. Which is why the 100' at our office is topped with a 4N. And it held up in a tornado. Money well spent. On 10/24/2016 11:18 AM, Ben Royer wrote: Yeah, we’ve done it a handful of times now, 190’ is the tallest we’ve done in one pick, just used a lot bigger crane . Thank you, Ben Royer, Operations Manager Royell Communications, Inc. 217-965-3699 www.royell.net <http://www.royell.net> From: Chuck Hogg <mailto:ch...@shelbybb.com> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 11:12 AM To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Take one down, put one up. Made it look easy. We put up a 160' and were too afraid to do it in one pick. Regards, Chuck On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 11:59 AM, Ben Royer <operati...@royell.net <mailto:operati...@royell.net> > wrote: Replaced a 90’ SSV with a 160’ SSV, and upgraded the site from PMP100 900Mhz. to 450i 5Ghz. in the process. Also threw some 820s backhauls in there too. The take down of old tower and installation of new tower only took a couple of hours once the crane got there, as we had to move the old 900mhz. from one tower to the next. http://www.benroyer.net/thayer.mp4 Thank you, Ben Royer, Operations Manager Royell Communications, Inc. 217-965-3699 <tel:217-965-3699> www.royell.net <http://www.royell.net>
