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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>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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