We get them installed for $300 here.
-----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of jp Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 9:39 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Pole-mounted base stations I would check with the electric utility to see if they will do poles and for how much, sometimes it's reasonable. Local electricians will know who the inexpensive pole subcontractors are, as electricians often need poles installed in the course of installing their part of new electrical services. You might even want the electricians to handle the pole installs, any conduit runs (for power to the poles if power is nearby). I would not assume there are electrical outlets everywhere you want them and it's not all low voltage wiring, so some relationship with an electrician may be necessary. I had one experience with a windmill and it wasn't good. It was an older air-x 400. I'm sure newer ones are better, but mine vibrated the tower quite bit, and seized up after a couple months. Solar can work very well if you don't skimp on panel and battery. Most of them attempts you read about are people trying it out, skimping on both battery and panel capacity and they are setting them self up for early trouble. On the other hand, big companies speccing out solar systems will massively overbuild to protect their reputation and sell more stuff. New gear like UBNT and mikrotik uses very little electrical power, making solar more practical than ever. For the wisp stuff, you'll want to either find a qualified local WISP company with long term maintenance in mind. Ocassionally, surges and power issues will break things or cause things to need a power cycle. Lacking that, a computer service shop that is good at networking might be able to maintain it, but I wouldn't suggest a computer service shop for the setup. On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 06:08:35PM -0400, Fred Goldstein wrote: > 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! 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/ > > -- > 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/ -- /* Jason Philbrook | Midcoast Internet Solutions - Wireless and DSL KB1IOJ | Broadband Internet Access, Dialup, and Hosting http://f64.nu/ | for Midcoast Maine http://www.midcoast.com/ */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 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! 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/
