How is that a mistake, if the customer/tower tenant equipment has you at 100% wind loading, charge an appropriately high rental rate to go with it?
On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 7:53 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>>> >>>>
