Agreed, but at least you can have a burglar alarm on the house, or take
the major stuff home with you. I gather that's what CN2R does, in a
considerably riskier environment <http://cn2r.net/cn2r/index.aspx>.
This discussion aside, it's a really great web site, with
user-accessible audio snippets from many contests keyed to log entries.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/14/2009 3:49 AM, Michael Tope wrote:
> Perhaps I am giving the average criminal too much credit, but I feel
> there may be another dimension to this problem that goes beyond the
> tower. I agree that the climbing shields and a dummy camera will
> provide a deterent against people climbing the tower, but to me a
> tower with a bunch of antennas is as good as a billboard that reads
> "expensive equipment inside this house".
>
> Mike, W4EF...............
>
> Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>
>> If it was mine, I think I'd install a good anti-climb arrangement,
>> put a sign on the tower warning that it is under 34-hour video
>> surveillance, and get one of those $20 dummy video cameras to put up
>> on the tower well out of reach, facing down.
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
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>> http://wiki.contesting.com
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>> www.conteststations.com
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>>
>>
>> On 8/14/2009 12:15 AM, Bill Conwell (home) wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I'm preparing to erect a tower and antennas at a weekend retreat
>>> house that
>>> is often vacant. We haven't had any trouble leaving the place
>>> unattended to
>>> date, but I'm a bit concerned that a tall tower might attract unwanted
>>> attention while we're away.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone have experience with video surveillance systems for their
>>> towers? Desirably, I'd like something that might be solar-powered and
>>> connect wirelessly to the home network (lest someone be tempted to cut
>>> cables from the ground), although that isn't strictly essential. A
>>> motion
>>> sensor - either in the camera, or in software on the associated
>>> computer -
>>> that captures frames when motion is detected would be a plus.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul Nyland, K7PN, referred me to Axis products (www.axis.com
>>> <http://www.axis.com/> ) which offers a variety of systems.
>>> Particularly
>>> interesting is one that is remotely steerable, with autofocus and an
>>> 18X
>>> zoom. But the $1200+ price is a bit off-putting. And while
>>> steerability is
>>> a great feature while you're watching the image, I envision the
>>> camera will
>>> mostly collect imagery unattended, which I'd review only
>>> infrequently. If
>>> the price were modest, I could install several static cameras -
>>> capturing
>>> different views.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 'Suggestions (including anecdotes about arrangements to avoid) are
>>> welcomed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> /Bill, K2PO
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
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