You must still have knees left. Phil
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Blair Davis <the...@wmwisp.net> wrote: > I love poles! With a belt and spikes they are no trouble to climb... > > > Blake Bowers wrote: > > Is that for a set, or a pole and a set? > > Pole and a set, that is a steal! > > > Don't take your organs to heaven, > heaven knows we need them down here! > Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike" <m...@aweiowa.com> <m...@aweiowa.com> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:42 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations > > > > > No, but I have friends/customers with really big bucket trucks. They are > tree guys. Also, the local electric utility usually sets my poles. I > have > customers there too. The company charged me $250.00 for a 65 footer a few > months back. > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org > <wireless-boun...@wispa.org>] On > Behalf Of Mike Hammett > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:36 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations > > Must not have any lineman friends. ;-) > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutionshttp://www.ics-il.com > > > > On 7/19/2010 4:53 PM, Mike 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. > > Friendly Regards, > > Mike > > Mike Gilchrist > Disruptive Technologist > Advanced Wireless Express > P.O. Box 255 > Toledo, IA 52342 > 239.770.6203m...@aweiowa.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org > <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. 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