Bob goes WAY beyond the books mere mortals use! marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Parr" <jeremyp...@gmail.com> To: <lakel...@gbcx.net>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Anyone ever mount gear on flagpole style tower?
> When are you writing you "how to mount anything on anything" book? We > have the Jack Unger book, and the Mikrotik book, you must add yourself > to this elite group :-) > > On 1/12/10, lakel...@gbcx.net <lakel...@gbcx.net> wrote: >> Ok. There is no way to service or install equipment on a stealth pole >> without a manlift or crane with a basket >> >> The pole is a spindle design inside. Picture a solid pipe *axel" with two >> solid round "wheels" one on each end. Now take the whole assembly and >> stand >> it on end. Now stack several of them and put them at the top of a >> standard >> open monopole. There are cable ports cut in the "wheels" so the cabling >> can >> run thru the sections. The sections are wrapped in polyethelyne (or >> similar) covers usually 2 to 4 per level. They are held in by bolts or >> special latches. >> >> Now the warning...... >> >> As a contractor I mark all my jobs up an additional 50% when working on a >> stealth flagpole. The suck to work on. >> >> You need two guys to remove a cover MINIMUM. They don't have handles so >> they >> are very hard to handle. The slightest wind can make removal or install >> super difficult if not impossible. There have been times where we needed >> to >> return a day or two later to put covers on when the weather calmed down. >> >> They don't line up correctly when reinstalling them. You need a large >> narrow >> awl or HD screwdriver for leverage. >> >> The covers are VERY expensive. The cheapest one I have seen is $2K and >> they >> crack and break real easy even though they are 1/2" or so thick. On older >> poles they can be as much as $5K. >> >> If you are located on a level below cell carriers you may be in trouble. >> When installing cell cabling in a monopole a capstan is used. The cable >> can >> get hung up on your CAT5 cabling and tear it out or damage it. Your >> radios, >> antennas and mounts need to be rugged and withstand physical jarring. >> Your >> cable needs to be well restrained. This is not the site to go cheap on >> the >> install. >> >> When installing on one of these sites you need to keep an open mind and >> consider everything especially the unknown. >> >> Personally I would walk away. >> >> Good Luck >> >> -B- >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "jree...@18-30chat.net" <jree...@18-30chat.net> >> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:10:56 >> To: <sc...@brevardwireless.com>; WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Anyone ever mount gear on flagpole style tower? >> >> I used some 4in pipe for a mast (about 15ft). Welded studs and used J >> mounts. On >> another one we used angle iron and grade 8 bolts to make a brace, welded >> studs >> off the angle. >> >> Scott Carullo wrote: >>> I will need to... can you share with me how it is configured inside? >>> Thinking about some UBNT gear up there. >>> >>> Is a crane the only way to work on gear on this type tower? Not sure I >>> can >>> shimmie that high lol >>> >>> Scott Carullo >>> Brevard Wireless >>> 321-205-1100 x102 >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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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