What kind of radios/antennas? I can make a slot antenna out of the same metal they use for the building. It would be invisible. But spendy... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Patient" <sa...@jeffcosoho.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] metal building install
>I don't think I can get away with painted antennas on this one. I might > have to get some custom covers made or something. I'm checking with > couple sign makers to see if they can come up with something. This is a > fancy new building with $$$ just in art around it and they want it to > look good. I can't get on the roof. There are beacon lights mounted > directly on top of the parrapit wall and nothing can be higher than the > beacons. > > I've seen all kinds of palmtennas, rocktennas, bushtennas, etc. and just > thought maybe someone had done something like this before. > I was kind of hoping that someone would come back with "Oh call Tom down > at customdecorativeantennacovers.com" ;-) > > Jim > > os10ru...@gmail.com wrote: >> Be real careful the paint is not metallic. You might want to spray >> something microwave safe and put it in the microwave oven to see if it >> gets hot or sparks for a test. You could end up losing a lot of db in >> the paint. >> >> Greg >> >> On Jan 7, 2009, at 5:34 PM, 3-dB Networks wrote: >> >> >>> I'm just trying to picture a brushed stainless steel wall... I don't >>> know if >>> I have seen a building like that before (at least one that wasn't >>> super >>> modern). >>> >>> The cheapest solution is going to be a silver colored spray paint... >>> after >>> that I can't think of anything good. >>> >>> Daniel White >>> 3-dB Networks >>> http://www.3dbnetworks.com >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] >>> On >>> Behalf Of Jim Patient >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:36 PM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] metal building install >>> >>> I don't have a picture handy. There isn't much to see though. It is >>> just a plain stainless steel wall at the areas the antennas are going. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> 3-dB Networks wrote: >>> >>>> Can you provide a picture of the building? >>>> >>>> Daniel White >>>> 3-dB Networks >>>> http://www.3dbnetworks.com >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless- >>>> boun...@wispa.org] On >>>> Behalf Of Jim Patient >>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:00 PM >>>> To: WISPA General List >>>> Subject: [WISPA] metal building install >>>> >>>> We have a project to install 5GHz sectors on a large beautiful >>>> building >>>> that has brushed stainless sheeting on the sides. The antennas >>>> must be >>>> installed on the outside walls and cannot be higher than the sides. >>>> They want the antennas to be hidden or as non-obtrusive as possible. >>>> Anyone got any ideas on how to cover, hide, or camouflage the >>>> antennas? There will be 3 sectors on each side. >>>> >>>> If anyone has done something like this and would care to share >>>> pictures, >>>> that would be great. >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>>> ---- >>>> 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! 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