Not everywhere has cropdusters :P On Oct 24, 2016 11:50 AM, "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:
> 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 [image: Smile]. > > > > Thank you, > Ben Royer, Operations Manager > Royell Communications, Inc. > 217-965-3699 www.royell.net > > > > *From:* Chuck Hogg <ch...@shelbybb.com> > > *Sent:* Monday, October 24, 2016 11:12 AM > > *To:* 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> 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 www.royell.net > > > > >
