Only if you climb barefoot. (I climbed a stepped pole in tennis shoes once,
wow did that hurt).
From: Adam Moffett
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 3:01 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Customer prem poles/masts
Is my man card permanently lost if I hammer in pole steps instead
] Customer prem poles/masts
You can also talk to electrical contractors. I used to get 50ft poles
(42ft AGL) set for about $1500. He handled all the logistics of
stocking and transporting poles. We'd screw the SM on ahead of time
with elevation pre-set. For aligning azimuth the contractor
Hooks and a belt. Come on, be a man!
From: Adam Moffett
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 2:27 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Customer prem poles/masts
You can also talk to electrical contractors. I used to get 50ft poles (42ft
AGL) set for about $1500. He handled all the
You can also talk to electrical contractors. I used to get 50ft poles
(42ft AGL) set for about $1500. He handled all the logistics of
stocking and transporting poles. We'd screw the SM on ahead of time
with elevation pre-set. For aligning azimuth the contractor would
rotate the pole in the
Thanks Craig. Good info. I may hit you up.
On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 2:57 PM Craig House
wrote:
> I get them directly from the utility pole producer. There’s a distribution
> yard in eastern Kansas that has them shipped to them from Alabama. They
> have to come by rail car. They will deliver a doz
I get them directly from the utility pole producer. There’s a distribution yard
in eastern Kansas that has them shipped to them from Alabama. They have to come
by rail car. They will deliver a dozen of them at a time to me at my location
for around $8000. Obviously you should find someplace clos
I assume you get these poles from the utility company? Can you share how
much?
On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 2:07 PM Craig House
wrote:
> 60 foot utility poles go 8 feet in the ground in our area resulting in a
> 52 foot above ground option and you can extend that with the pipe to pipe
> clamp and som
Movement in the wind doesn't change the angle of the beam enough to
matter. Bigger problem is the whole pole moving from settling earth, or
twisting when it dries out. Those issues seem to stop coming up after a
few years.
in any case, I definitely agree that a 5ghz dish is less of a pro
60 foot utility poles go 8 feet in the ground in our area resulting in a 52
foot above ground option and you can extend that with the pipe to pipe clamp
and some rigid conduit. They are not cheap to get in the ground but I do have
the equipment to do it. The nice thing about them is you can put
