j2sw
join:2006-05-02
Williamsport, IN
| reply to Unlit
Re: What type of towers do you use?
That could be part of the their strategy. It's part of ours. We have agreements on the books for 25 sites we have nothing on yet. It's all about planning. I want to know that 4 months from now I have a place I can put our gear on once we get to that area. In order to get here I may have to go 5 hops, with only 3 of them live at this point in time.
Justin |
|
gunther_01
Premium
join:2004-03-29
Saybrook, IL
| reply to Unlit
said by Unlit :
If you get on the water towers how quick would you go live ? We have a WISP in our area that got permission for 5 water towers 2 months ago. He hasnt done 1 install on any of them yet. There is a huge demand for his service too. I would be installing like crazy unless he cant aford it ?
It does take some time to do AP site survey's, aquire pieces and parts, line up labor etc. etc.... Getting access is one of the first steps. No point in doing a lot of things until then. |
|
Unlit
@centurytel.net
| reply to PersComp
If you get on the water towers how quick would you go live ? We have a WISP in our area that got permission for 5 water towers 2 months ago. He hasnt done 1 install on any of them yet. There is a huge demand for his service too. I would be installing like crazy unless he cant aford it ? |
|
PersComp
Premium
join:2005-08-17
Cayce, SC
| reply to cowsgonemadd
Scout around for some local water towers. I know you posted a pic of one in another thread. You may be able to get from it to others. Most around here are between 70' and 100', so they are viable options. I am currently working with a local water dept manager to try to get on several of his. I'll post the results...
--
Are these instructions or corrections??? |
|
VariableARK
join:2003-03-17
USA
1 edit | reply to cowsgonemadd
Anwireless seems good for shorter stuff, but i cant use this past 70ft
Sabre towers are what I am looking at now for anything over 70ft (county requires 90mph wind loading) Prices seem good.
In both cases I am looking at self-supporting, and this is the first tower I am putting up. Everything else is either existing structures or aquired.
Do most of you put up your own towers or rent off others?
I wish 1 acre = $4000 here! |
|
PersComp
Premium
join:2005-08-17
Cayce, SC
| reply to John Galt
Well, that makes a decent starting point and all, but you would think that they would have planned for when they got bigger....  
Damn, would that thing have bigger issues with wind loading or just bulk weight????? lol
--
Are these instructions or corrections??? |
|
John Galt
Forward, March
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
 ·CenturyLink
| reply to cowsgonemadd
Yep...!
--
A is A |
|
cowsgonemadd
join:2007-02-24
Ware Shoals, SC
| reply to cowsgonemadd
I am sure 10 smaller towers would have good coverage or better than one big one as this is what cell co's do.
But wouldnt it cost a lot more?
I mean it would require:
LAND(rented for what? or bought say 1 acre=4000 bucks)
More Radios and antenna's
I guess you dont just put up a repeater on all the towers just some? or all? Or you would have to get a new connection to each of them by FAST dsl or fiber.
Power hooked up to each tower so more of a power bill. Considering these things use like no power it wouldnt be much.
Do people just let you put towers on their land for cheap or do they demand like 1000 bucks or so like they would with a cell co?
I guess saying you would get free internet isnt going to be enough to warrant a 120ft tower in their back yard and maybe your visits here and their to check up on something or whatever.
I guess you could always buy land. At 4k a acre factor in 40k plus the cost of 10 120ft towers(6k per tower?) 60k for the towers and then the radios and 4 sectors on each tower? so add in another 8k for that.
Grand total:
108 thousand or so.
Give or take. ha ha
Of course you would do this as demand increased. |
|
j2sw
join:2006-05-02
Williamsport, IN | reply to AMD Phreak
45 will hold more for sure. 25 is fairly easy to find though. Most houses, at least in the midwest, have rohn tv towers. The majority of them are either cheapy rohn tower or rohn25.
Justin |
|
AMD Phreak
Premium
join:2003-12-14
| reply to j2sw
From what I have been told, (we do towers a lot) if you can afford the Rohn 45 you should put it up instead. There are a lot of options that open up when you put a 45 in. More antennas, it can support larger dishes, plus you might have enough expansion room on it that you can resell space to others and recoupe some of the cost that you put into it.
--
"No job is so important, and no service is so urgent that we cannot take the time to do it safely."
-- AT&T |
|
j2sw
join:2006-05-02
Williamsport, IN
| reply to gunther_01
Rohn 25 is good to around 125ish feet if you follow specs. Nice cheap and good guyed tower.
You can get some good 190 foot free standing towers. As mentioned before 200 feet and above requires FAA paperwork, etc. Plan on a year or so to get approved. If you go this route you really need someone who has done the process before.
I like ROhn 25/45 because they are easy to put up, and cheap enough. IMHO 10 120 foot towers give you better coverage that one 300 foot tower and costs are pretty close.
Justin |
|
gunther_01
Premium
join:2004-03-29
Saybrook, IL
| reply to cowsgonemadd
I think once you get in to those heights with a self supporter it's more of a custom build thing at that point. Of course there are companies that will accommodate you$$$$ for that need.  |
|
cowsgonemadd
join:2007-02-24
Ware Shoals, SC | reply to cowsgonemadd
To bad they cant put up a tower bigger than 120ft. |
|
gunther_01
Premium
join:2004-03-29
Saybrook, IL
| reply to John Galt
I was doing some long term planing the past week or so. Stumbled across AN after looking at Trylon and others. After looking at the specs of their HD series I almost feel in love. That's one heavy duty dude, and just what I was looking for in a 60-80 foot self supporter. Short of a tornado, it reads like it's gonna stand up to anything mother nature throws at it. Of course within loading specs and proper installation. |
|
John Galt
Forward, March
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
·CenturyLink
| reply to gunther_01
said by gunther_01  :I found this the other day, it looks like it is a decent tower. I don't know really but reads well. AN Wireless towers whip ass.
Look at the loading characteristics. These towers are "over-engineered". They seem to be satisfied with that. If they are happy...!
Sometimes you just don't want to be concerned with stuff you have "already done". AN Wireless Towers are that kind of tower. Do it once...move on to the next thing.
(I have spent A LOT of time looking at towers lately..!)
Pricing is pretty good...!
--
A is A |
|
gunther_01
Premium
join:2004-03-29
Saybrook, IL | reply to cowsgonemadd
I found this the other day, it looks like it is a decent tower. I don't know realy but reads well.
»www.anwireless.com |
|
cowsgonemadd
join:2007-02-24
Ware Shoals, SC | reply to cowsgonemadd
Regular power lines, yes I did notice. Whats wrong? |
|
John Galt
Forward, March
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
·CenturyLink
| reply to cowsgonemadd
said by cowsgonemadd :If I use my tower I will just make a homemade mast, brace it up well and put some sectors up there and have fun. You DID notice that you have high voltage lines immediately adjacent to your tower, eh?
--
A is A |
|
cowsgonemadd
join:2007-02-24
Ware Shoals, SC
| reply to cowsgonemadd
At least not in that area.
I think my best bet is to start with this tower here. Hit who I can and upgrade as the demand increases.
When I need a new tower I will go for the full 190ft guyed tower and put it on my land in my back yard.
But then again according to RM maps I have been getting I might not be able to hit many people so a tower might be a must first off. I will have to debate this.
Concrete would be a lot just to set the guyed tower base. Do they not burry it in 5ft of concrete? Its what I saw on a pdf file that was linked here.
If I use my tower I will just make a homemade mast, brace it up well and put some sectors up there and have fun. |
|
LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
| reply to cowsgonemadd
said by cowsgonemadd :From that 17.5ft mount how much of a mast could I add? Like when working in the antenna's or upgrading you just shrink the mast down and then back up when done correct? Because of the narrow spacing og the water tower legs, the angle of the guys limit the height. I have some real concerns about how strong the top of that old water tank is to be able to hold the GME tower. You may want to weld up a pair of saddles to reinforce the tank. The most you could collapse the mast down into the GME tower is 17 feet. Depending on what you mount to the mast, what guage the mast is, and where you guy it, I would not put more than a 20 foot mast on it. Some of that 20 feet will stay inside the GME so you would only have around 15 feet of additional height.
When I mentioned a popup mast, I did not yet see your water tower and in my mind's eye it was much larger. As I mentioned earlier, standard guying practice puts the base of the guy at 80% of the height. You certainly don't have that. |
|
