Yes, they will do loading for you for free. I made the mistake of building a tower on a hard to get to mountain top that was at about 85% from the get go. It was not up for more than a few months and one of the airline wifi companies wanted to put base station antennas on it and we were at 105% immediately. So make sure you think about how much loading headroom you need.
From: Lewis Bergman Sent: Friday, June 2, 2017 8:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] WISP tower and construction cost I assume you gave them antenna specs so they could give you an accurate quote for a tower. They do a really great job. Sabre towers go together better than most I think. I think I have one of those in my yard right now. It is likely a bit heavier than that. If I remember I have a two carrier 195 foot SS and a two carrier 150 foot monopole over there. I tend to buy surplus towers from Sabre when someone backs out. On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 8:47 AM Eric Muehleisen <[email protected]> wrote: I posed the question with WISP equipment in mind. Not really interested in leasing space to cellco or anyone else for that matter. I was thinking fully loaded 5ghz & 3.65ghz clusters. Maybe one or two 2ft. microwave dishes. A fairly light load. The idea was to try and keep it under 200ft so we could save $ on not lighting the tower. FYI, I just received a quote on a 195ft Sabre self-supporting tower. It came in at $23k. A 100ft Sabre came in at $11k On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 8:21 AM, Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: The biggest issue with the question is there is no loading requirement. Height is one of the smaller factors in determining tower cost. Load is the biggest factor. I can build a $400,000 200 foot tower I can build a house on top of or a $18,500 200 foot tower I can put 3 SQFT on. I am sure everyone realize that but talking about SS or guyed tower cost of a certain height without talking load is pointless. On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 8:16 AM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: Who said monopole? That's a dirty word. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Dev" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: 6/1/2017 9:29:58 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] WISP tower and construction cost >Not even close for a monopole, you’ll have more than that in the >foundation. I guess lattice freestanding would be cheaper? Maybe >different in the middle of a prairie. Of course a guyed Rohn 25 is a >really cheap alternative, but it depends on what you need. YMMV > >>> A few years back during the broadband stimulus days, we priced a >>>couple >>> tower builds. I'm polling the audience to see if these prices still >>>hold up. >>> >>> - 150ft. Nello self supporter - $39k
