Hello John, No cell equipment on this tower, was going to be nextel, but they are not going on the tower afterall. We have it to ourselves besides some 2m and UHF and lowband stuff
Friday, July 18, 2003, 2:28:28 AM, you wrote: JH> Return-Path: <> JH> Received: from [66.150.163.162] (HELO m5) JH> by spamarrest.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.3) JH> with ESMTP id 10164122 for cbunting; Thu, 17 Jul 2003 23:32:11 -0700 JH> Received: from part-15.org ([198.63.203.3]) JH> by mail.fission2.com (Merak 5.9.4) with SMTP id CPA74271 JH> for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 02:30:18 -0400 JH> Received: from natasha.vircom.net [207.1.180.3] by pdqlink.com with ESMTP JH> (SMTPD32-4.07) id A564770148; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 01:36:20 CDT JH> Received: from rocky ([192.168.250.22]) JH> by natasha.vircom.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h6I6SSj32682 JH> for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Thu, 17 Jul 2003 23:28:28 -0700 JH> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JH> From: "John Hokenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JH> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JH> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JH> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 23:28:28 -0700 JH> MIME-Version: 1.0 JH> Content-Type: text/plain; JH> charset="iso-8859-1" JH> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit JH> X-Priority: 3 JH> X-MSMail-Priority: Normal JH> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 JH> X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 JH> Subject: Re: Re[5]: [smartBridges] New Firmware JH> Precedence: bulk JH> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JH> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JH> I'd mount the radios about 6-10 meters below the candelabra to avoid any JH> potential interference from the cell transmitters. JH> Oh, BTW, if you are really feeling paranoid (a good thing with AP installs), JH> consider running 25-pair outdoor shielded cat 5 from the ground to an JH> aluminum box up directly under the radios, then mount a second set of the JH> Polyphaser T-1 and DC protectors in it and then feed the APs. That way, if JH> the tower takes a hit and induces voltage on the cat5, you stand a better JH> chance of surviving the hit. JH> JH JH> ----- Original Message ----- JH> From: "Lancaster Networks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JH> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JH> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:49 PM JH> Subject: Re[5]: [smartBridges] New Firmware >> Hello, >> >> Thanks for the help, I was told by a couple people, don't bother with >> the poly's, as it's so close of a hit if the radio is 2 feet away it >> will get nailed also. But, hey they are only $50 or less and not a lot >> of loss. I'm not going to risk the AP's... >> >> Take a look at my site http://www.lancastertowers.com and look at the >> tower on the right hand side... I'm considering mounting to the top >> 10% but not right at the top possibly. Any thoughts on this? >> >> Thanks again for your input, and you sure moved a long way to the >> Bahama's! No Amish down there I would gather? lol >> >> Friday, July 18, 2003, 1:33:07 AM, you wrote: >> >> jbc> Return-Path: <> >> jbc> Received: from [66.150.163.162] (HELO m5) >> jbc> by spamarrest.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.3) >> jbc> with ESMTP id 10162053 for cbunting; Thu, 17 Jul 2003 JH> 22:35:36 -0700 >> jbc> Received: from part-15.org ([198.63.203.3]) >> jbc> by mail.fission2.com (Merak 5.9.4) with SMTP id CPA74271 >> jbc> for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 JH> 01:34:15 -0400 >> jbc> Received: from jazz [24.244.191.226] by pdqlink.com with ESMTP >> jbc> (SMTPD32-4.07) id A86B19012A; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 00:40:59 CDT >> jbc> Received: from jparr (helo=localhost) >> jbc> by jazz with local-esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) >> jbc> id 19dNrg-0008MZ-00 >> jbc> for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 JH> 01:33:08 -0400 >> jbc> Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 01:33:07 -0400 (EDT) >> jbc> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> jbc> X-X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> jbc> To: Bill Flood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> jbc> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> jbc> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> jbc> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> jbc> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII >> jbc> X-Sender: Jeremy Parr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> jbc> Subject: Re[4]: [smartBridges] New Firmware >> jbc> Precedence: bulk >> jbc> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> jbc> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> jbc> On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Lancaster Networks wrote: >> >> I need to provide them with a COMPLETE proposal of this whole thing, >> >> and right now, this is what I am going to propose to them: >> >> >> >> (3) SmartBridges AirPoint Pro Outdoor @ $330.00 ea = $990.00 >> >> (3) Maxrad 120 degree beamwidth antenna @ $407.52 ea = $1222.56 >> >> (3) LMR-400 4ft jumper coax cable @ $24.00 ea = $72.00 >> >> (3) Polyphaser 2.4ghz coaxial lightning protectors @ $35.66 ea = JH> $106.98 >> >> jbc> Looks good. >> >> >> Has anyone needed to use polyphasers? We use them as a standard where >> >> you have 100-300 foot hardline runs, but in this case, it's ethernet >> >> cable. But I don't feel like climbing up the 300 foot tower to replace >> >> a blown radio either. >> >> jbc> Polyphasers rock. But you know this already. Put a Coax protector on JH> the N >> jbc> connector at the radio, and run your antennas pigtail off of that. Be JH> sure >> jbc> to ground the polyphaser well. The SmartBridges use a plastic case, JH> so you >> jbc> can't ground em. Once the ethernet comes inside, put a Polyphaser JH> IS-T1 >> jbc> protector on the ethernet. They make a three port model, would be JH> perfect >> jbc> for you. Bear in mind you will need to protect the PoE seperately. JH> The >> jbc> IS-T1 only protects two pairs. (Or 2 pairs X 3 ports on the IS-3T1) >> >> >> This brings me to another point, are SB's products reliable enough >> >> that I won't need to spend my entire life climbing the tower to fix >> >> them or reflash them? >> >> them? >> >> jbc> There are no serial ports on the units, and you can reset the >> jbc> configuration from the power injector, so I don't see why you would JH> need >> jbc> to climb, except to replace the entire radio. My APs are all Cisco or >> jbc> Trango, never used SmartBridges anywhere other than a CPE. Not sure JH> if I >> jbc> would trust them. >> >> >> I plan on mounting the antenna's with a bit of a downtilt, but all at >> >> the top of the 300' tower, because I am looking for long-range >> >> performance. Any methods for calculating downtilt that work good? I've >> >> used my knowledge in the broadcast/radio industry to make my own >> >> calculations, and with the use of ComStudy (an excellent program for >> >> calculating RF propagation) >> >> jbc> YDI (www.ydi.com) has a number of javascript forms that will do all JH> the >> jbc> common calculations for you. Check em out. >> >> jbc> Jeremy >> jbc> (Fromer Lancasterite) >> >> jbc> The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List >> jbc> To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe JH> smartBridges <yournickname> >> jbc> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe JH> smartBridges) >> jbc> Archives: http://archives.part-15.org >> >> The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List >> To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe JH> smartBridges <yournickname> >> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe JH> smartBridges) >> Archives: http://archives.part-15.org JH> The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List JH> To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> JH> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) JH> Archives: http://archives.part-15.org -- Best regards, Chris Bunting, MCSE President Cellular: 717-278-6639 Nextel ID: 196*50*18726 -------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer A+ Hardware Certification 3com NBX Certified Technician -------------------------------------------------------- Lancaster Networks 1085 Manheim Pike Lancaster PA 17601 717-735-2279 www.lancasternetworks.com -------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: This Email message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain proprietary information intended solely for the use of the addressee. 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