at 105% he's now got to reinforce a "hard to get to" tower.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: 6/2/2017 2:20:59 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] WISP tower and construction cost
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
