On Sat, 13 May 2000, Terry Collins wrote:
> > Im looking at putting in a Microwave link between my office
> > (In Five Dock) and home (Croydon.. next suburb).. it's not far.. barly 2
> > kms..
> >
> > Any ideas where one could get a topographical map? So I can work out how
> > high I would need to make a mast to get line of sight?
> >
> > I have no idea about this kind of thing..
>
> My advice is to skip the idea and consider;
> a)PAPL - the security tie line stuff
That might have to do
> b)dual cable to the same provider and VPN.
Can't.. until Optus roll out commercial cable.
> c)ISDN dial up for the big transfers with modem perm link as normal.
Ugg... way too expensive
> If you have to put up towers, you run into some BIG problems.
Im only thinking of going no more than a typical TV pole kind of thing.
It's only a small yagi for The Wavelans.
> Council permission - will council allow you to do it in that
> area/site. My local council, in their wisdom, will not allow a 2m TV
> sat dish here, only the little dinner plate MDS TV size. Goodness
> knows what they think of the 'enormous' bbq grids that I think AT&T
> are suddenly popping up. Most hams here have enormous trouble with
> council and just do it ("it has always been there {:-).
<nod>
> Tower design - these have to be designed to withstand very high winds
> and are either very robust or require large areas of land for bracing
> wires.
When I said tower... Maby that was too strong a word :)
I mean.. maby a 2 meter pole..
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