Re: [WISPA] Tower standoff or not question

2009-08-03 Thread RickG
DeReggi RapidDSL Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: Scott Carullo sc...@brevardwireless.com To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 11:10 PM Subject: [WISPA] Tower standoff or not question New commercial tower we

Re: [WISPA] Tower standoff or not question

2009-08-03 Thread lakeland
General Listwireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower standoff or not question My understanding was that an electrical field of about 10 wide from the tower leg, was likely to flow down it, if ever hit. One purpose of offsetting the antenna greater than 1ft out was to solve that. As well

[WISPA] Tower standoff or not question

2009-08-02 Thread Scott Carullo
New commercial tower we will be setting up gear on, about 325ft up on a 400ft tower. From a lightning perspective does it matter whether you install on the tower legs themselves or on say 2-3ft standoffs? We were asked to reduce weight and just install on the legs (the gear can attach no

Re: [WISPA] Tower standoff or not question

2009-08-02 Thread Tom DeReggi
@wispa.org Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 11:10 PM Subject: [WISPA] Tower standoff or not question New commercial tower we will be setting up gear on, about 325ft up on a 400ft tower. From a lightning perspective does it matter whether you install on the tower legs themselves or on say 2-3ft

RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-22 Thread Mac Dearman
Behalf Of Rick Harnish Here are a few pics of what Mac is trying to describe. Rick Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Founding Member of WISPA [Mac says:] That is exactly what I was trying to say and that is some excellent pics Harnish - Thanks!

RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-22 Thread Smith, Rick
: [WISPA] Tower standoff Behalf Of Rick Harnish Here are a few pics of what Mac is trying to describe. Rick Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Founding Member of WISPA [Mac says:] That is exactly what I was trying to say and that is some excellent

RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-22 Thread Mac Dearman
Behalf Of Smith, Rick THAT'S why mine was so hard to do. I didn't have the dog :) Thanks for that, Mac, it's pretty close to what we do.. [Mac says:] WHAT DOG? That pic was taken by an OIB employee and that is how Harish's employee's see him - - That is RICK! :-) Mac --

Re: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-22 Thread Bob Moldashel
Brings a new meaning to the phrase Workin' like a dog That could be any WISP owner :-) Mac Dearman wrote: Behalf Of Smith, Rick THAT'S why mine was so hard to do. I didn't have the dog :) Thanks for that, Mac, it's pretty close to what we do.. [Mac says:]

[WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-21 Thread Mark McElvy
I am setting up a new tower and I will mounting at 200ft on a 230ft tower, it is a triangular tower with an approximately 3ft face. I am starting with an omni and I am trying to determine how far off the tower a 2.4 HPol omni should be mounted to minimize tower interference. Mark McElvy

RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-21 Thread Mac Dearman
and will be glad to share with you. Mac -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark McElvy Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:16 AM To: WISPA General List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WISPA] Tower standoff I am setting up a new tower

RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-21 Thread Eric Rogers
x200 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mac Dearman Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 11:33 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff Mark, We found that a minimum of 3' off the leg of tower will get you by, but we have gone

Re: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-21 Thread Blair Davis
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mark McElvy Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:16 AM To: WISPA General List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WISPA] Tower standoff I am setting up a new tower and I will mounting at 200ft on a 230ft tower, it is a triangular tower with an approximately

RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-21 Thread Smith, Rick
PM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff Mac, This is not off-list, but I am interested in your stories. We do small tower work ourselves and I always like to learn from others mistakes/lessons. Is this stuff you can share on-list? If not, send them off-list to me as well

RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-21 Thread Mac Dearman
take a pic to explain that! :-) GL, Mac -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Smith, Rick Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:15 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff I'd like to hear, either way, as well. I'm

RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff

2007-05-21 Thread Mike Delp
Dearman Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 4:48 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: RE: [WISPA] Tower standoff Well - - I guess I will respond on list then ;-) It has been out experience in dealing with these big honking omnioid HPOL antennas to pre-mount and tie everything down (jumpers, AP's