How much for a 17.5 ? On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Phil Curnutt <pcurn...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://gmesupply.com/roof-towers-c-9.html > > Just installed a 17.5 foot one. Very nice. > > Phil > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Mike <m...@aweiowa.com> wrote: >> >> Something like these: http://www.pondaeration.com/ >> >> Thiesens here in Iowa sells them. They look like an old fashioned >> windmill >> and just pump water. >> >> There are some wind power kits that you mount on a monopole, but the >> blades >> are so long they would be in the Fresnel zone, and would be hard to climb. >> >> I was merely offering a solution or idea that even owlers and tree huggers >> would have no problem having in their neighborhood. >> >> Friendly Regards, >> >> Mike >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Fred Goldstein >> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:09 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations >> >> At 7/19/2010 05:53 PM, you wrote: >> >Fred: >> > >> >I have some "poles" on my network. They are hard to climb and service >> would >> >be the only caveats I'd share. Consider windmills. The ones they sell >> > to >> >keep ponds aerated are aesthetically pleasing and not too expensive. >> >> You're right; we'll probably need a bucket truck to do poles, both to >> install and service. Are you talking about using wind for power >> too? There are few or no local windmills otherwise. Some of the >> best relay sites may be off the grid so a wind charger could be >> practical. Solar might work but lake-effect snow could be a >> problem. Lake-effect wind, on the other hand, would be helpful. >> >> >Friendly Regards, >> > >> >Mike >> > >> >Mike Gilchrist >> >Disruptive Technologist >> >Advanced Wireless Express >> >P.O. Box 255 >> >Toledo, IA 52342 >> >239.770.6203 >> >m...@aweiowa.com >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> >Behalf Of Fred R. Goldstein >> >Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 3:24 PM >> >To: WISPA General List >> >Subject: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations >> > >> >A design I'm working on is in a hilly wooded rural/resort area, not >> >farmland. It will need a fair number (perhaps a few dozen) sites to >> >cover the planned turf. Each node will need both backhaul (mesh, in >> >the loose sense) and access antennas. The obvious place to put these >> >is atop utility poles. I think the local electric cooperative will >> >cooperate and let us rent pole space. We may however need to put >> >additional poles in some places. They seem cheaper than metal towers >> >and are less likely to raise the locals' eyebrows. >> > >> >Does anyone out there have experience with this sort of >> >arrangement? We're in the budgeting stage now. I have an idea what >> >the radios cost but the installation might be the bigger deal. The >> >big engineering firms are more used to fancy cellular and fiber >> >installs, not WISP-style radios. So we may also want to bring in >> >someone with this kind of WISP experience to do some consulting or >> >setup with us too. Thanks. >> > >> > -- >> > Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com >> > ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ >> > +1 617 795 2701 >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> >---- >> >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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