Sorry, I didnt include my name with that explanation :) It is Steven.
On Jun 28, 2017 5:25 PM, "Gamer One" <zerogow1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Thomas. I have an almost clear line of sight across a very large
> set of fields and both towers are on hill tops. So, I am guessing the
> fresnel zone will be okay.
>
> I didnt know how much traffic this mailing list had, so I used an extra
> emsil account. Didnt know it was listed as "Gamer One" :).
>
> Thanks for the suggestion!
>
> On Jun 28, 2017 3:44 PM, "Thomas Noel" <tnoel@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Gamer One,
>>
>> When you do your estimates and planning for the needed height, don’t
>> forget to add in the Fresnel zone for the line of sight. You must have a
>> “long football" shaped clear path for good signal. Trees or other objects
>> intruding into that fresnel zone will degrade your signal. Look it up.
>>
>> Thomas W Noel
>> KF7RSF
>>
>> On Jun 28, 2017, at 12:24 PM, Gamer One <zerogow1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello everyone. I am new to the mailing list, and I am glad I now have a
>> resource to look over for all the question I have.
>>
>> I work in IT and have been doing so for more than 20 years now. I have
>> purchased a new home in the woods which is paradise except for the lack of
>> "reasonable" internet, that is to say, there is none provided by any wired
>> services. I suppose many of you know of what I speak :)
>>
>> There is a small wisp in my area which provides internet. However, I need
>> to construct a tower which can get above the tree line in order to gain
>> line of sight. Most of the woods I own are established hardwoods;
>> therefore, the trees are tall.
>>
>> I have used a drone to get above the tree line and see the tower I need to
>> connect to. I also know, via range finder, that the drone was
>> approximately
>> 100 feet up.
>>
>> So, I need to determine what sort of tower I need to get in order to
>> support a 2 foot antenna. I prefer the look of a self supporting tower.
>> There are so many manufacturers of towers that I simply do not know where
>> to begin.
>>
>> Additionally, I have been told that up to 100 feet requires no permit and
>> anything above does. I think I may go 150 feet just for future proofing
>> and
>> for the potential of using this tower for other antennas in the future. I
>> can do some of the work myself and also hire out things I can't or don't
>> want to do.
>>
>> What I really need help with is determining what type of ss tower I need
>> to
>> be looking for.
>>
>> Also, I am wondering if tower pieces/sections can be purchased separately
>> and then put together to gain height. Obviously, I am referring to
>> purchasing identical tower parts i.e. Rohn 55G tower sections, etc.
>>
>> Should I go for a complete tower package or is finding the proper sections
>> separately and then putting them all together an option as well? I do not
>> have to rush this project, so I am able to take my time finding what I
>> need.
>>
>> Thank you all for the help and time it takes to answer these questions!
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