KB3PHD here. BTW, I have not used the above approach. It was a last resort plan. After 9 months of council meetings, writing letters to residents, countless trips to the county gov't building, and other shenanigans, I was able to get the permit I needed "by the books".
Patrick Shoemaker President, Vector Data Systems LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] office: (301) 358-1690 x36 http://www.vectordatasystems.com Jack Unger wrote: > Remember that one of the ham radio provisions is that you need to be a > ham... :) > > Patrick Shoemaker wrote: >> Also, read the actual code/charter that regulates the activity to find >> exemptions. Here in Prince George's county, MD, antennas that fall below >> a certain size and power output are considered "minimal" (forget the >> exact wording) and can be installed on an existing structure without >> going through the permit process. >> >> Theoretically this would allow one to construct a tower using the >> amateur radio protections, then load it up with antennas for WISP use >> once the tower is constructed and signed off. >> >> Patrick Shoemaker >> President, Vector Data Systems LLC >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> office: (301) 358-1690 x36 >> http://www.vectordatasystems.com >> >> >> Tom DeReggi wrote: >> >>> One way to do it is... >>> >>> You get the tower up via HAM rules, and don't provide commercial use. BUilt >>> it just large enoug that it would hold only your antennas. >>> >>> Then after the fact.... >>> There are some local code issues that often incourage someone to attempt to >>> find a pre-existing structures to colocate on, prior to being authorized to >>> build a new tower. >>> Argue, for them to expand the permit for the pre-existing HAM tower, to one >>> allowing limited commercial use for your antennas, in trade for not >>> proposing and building ANOTHER ugly larger tower right next to it. >>> >>> Tom DeReggi >>> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >>> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >>> >>> * >>> < NOTE TO OUR ESTEEMED READERS: For your greater reading pleasure and to >>> relieve the load on your computer, 569 pages of previously-offered wordly >>> wisdom has been removed from this message > * > - > Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. > Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 > Cisco Press Author - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" > NEXT ONLINE TRAINING AUGUST 18-19 2008 <http://www.linktechs.net/askwi.asp> > FCC Lic. #PG-12-25133 LinkedIn Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jackunger> > Phone 818-227-4220 Email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
