Jim
Seeing it's a brand new expensive building, you should talk to the 
architect and let him spec out what he wants to do on that building.

George

Jim Patient wrote:
> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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