We always did 5 feet plus 10% of all poles longer than 20 feet. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hammett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 7:28 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wood Pole Towers (Was: Re: Trylon Titan Foundation Work)
> They go 10% + 2' into the ground, depending on soil conditions. > > > ---------- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "3-dB Networks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 4:33 PM > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wood Pole Towers (Was: Re: Trylon Titan Foundation > Work) > >> Your local friendly telco would be able to help on the sourcing... >> >> I was working with a telco last winter that installed a 65 foot pole for >> us... 10 foot I think was underground... anyways he said the price on new >> poles had gone through the roof lately... I think that pole cost them $1k >> or >> so. >> >> My point being... a Trylon tower or equivalent may be a better bet >> overall. >> I would personally only choose a pole if I could get them for dirt cheap, >> or >> they were already existing. I think long run a tower is a better >> investment. >> >> My 2 cents... >> >> Daniel White >> 3-dB Networks >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Matt Jenkins >> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 3:13 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] Wood Pole Towers (Was: Re: Trylon Titan Foundation Work) >> >> So who do I talk to, to get one of these wood poles and how do I get it >> installed? Is it possible to get them about 75ft above ground? I have a >> few sites this would work very nicely. >> >> - Matt >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> Easy project >>> >>> Foundation for a 40 Trylon is probably something like 6 x 6 x 4'. Any >> concrete contractor should be able to do this real cheap. 6 yards of >> crete >> at $90 or so a yard. Rent a mini excavator for about $200. Rebar the hole >> another couple of hundred. Install the base, make sure its level, pour >> the >> crete, float and wait. >>> >>> Build the tower on the ground and lift it in place with a boom truck. >>> >>> Boom truck for a couple of hours should be less than $500. >>> >>> Do it yourself for $1600 or less. Have contractors do it for around >> $2500-3000 or so. >>> >>> I don't know what your antenna loading is but a 60' telephone pole with >> climbing steps is a lot cheaper. Like $2K. >>> >>> Good luck >>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >>> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> 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/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
