Thank you so much Amos! I was aiming for a 40feet-ish tower. Tripod
base with an adjustable inner tubing which is where the antenna will be
placed on at the top. So basically I was thinking 20ft tall tripod with
cup-like guides allowing me to adjust the inner 30foot long inner
tubing/pole up to 20feet on top of the tripod giving a total high of
40ft(10feet of the inner pole will sit inside the tripod). I'm
currently in the process of drawing up a diagram to show a local metal
welder, but that's my basic idea right now.

Here's my first draft. - http://tekmanx.serveftp.com/~tekmanx/pole.gif

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Here's my first draft. - http://tekmanx.serveftp.com/~tekmanx/pole.gif


Hi Tek

Your ambition impresses me. 40 feet seems awful high unless those
support legs are anchored well.
I have a little WiFi site that uses surplus satellite TV dishes with
BiQuad illuminators. I have chosen to locate the Access Point at the
transmitting antenna in an effort to minimize the loss to the coax to the
computer. I have a Bridge at the receiving computer end. CAT-5 cable
takes the signals to the computers.

Jerry

Well I plan to have a 5-6' squared concrete slab inwhich the tripod
legs will be bolted down to. The access point will sit in a outdoor
enclosure prolly 2-3feet away from the antenna on the pole. The inner
tubing will come down for easy access making the total height of the
tower 30ft. There's just soo much variables involved that determine if
this thing works properly.. so I'm planning to overshoot in hopes that
I will get it just right.

Here's the access point :
http://www.wisp-router.com/product_i...02459103e1168b

And the radio:
http://www.wisp-router.com/product_i...roducts_id=399

Plan to use a based OS on this setup.

Tekmanx wrote:
Here's my first draft. - http://tekmanx.serveftp.com/~tekmanx/pole.gif


40 feet should be reliable line of sight for 6 +/- miles assuming ground
base antenna [ 6 +/- feet] at receiving end.