Today a commercial wireless ISP approached me about placing a group of antennas on my tower and a "small" building at the base. In exchange, they offered free installation of a fiber optic cable down
I think the compensation they offered to rent space on your tower is ridiculously low. My other thought is if you can afford a tower and antenna installation like you have, why is $3,500 and $50/mont
Do be careful that the contract doesn't renew automatically or if it does, that it provides you with an out within a certain amount of time and determine what would happen if you should pass away.
I host a ISP in a rural area (unlicensed 802.11 service to neighbors) on a dedicated 10' stick of R25 with 1500' elevation and 20 to 40 mile sight line. I get free 8Mbit bidirectional service and as
YES! You could hear so much trash that you can't get much use from your ham station. Lots of stuff like this uses trash generators as power supplies, ethernet interfaces, etc. 73, Jim K9YC __________
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:05:13 -0500
My other thought is if you can afford a tower and antenna installation like you have, why is $3,500 and $50/month for good Internet service an issue for you, HI? 2 or 3 Mbs fo $0 is not good service.
Thanks to all who replied to my query. I got some great advice. Several responders indicated that there would inevitably be some RFI to my ham station. That's simply not acceptable. I'm a serious HF
My cousin was approached about a cell tower on his farm in Ohio quite a few years ago. A hell of a deal but he coud not make a decision because he was worried the radiation might hurt his kids (farme
Relative to the RFI issue, I have a comment. On my rural property, I had no access to any Internet connection other than the poor performance satellite services. I found a small (four persons from wh
All, I am not a Telecommunications Lawyer and I did not sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but I offer up these thoughts for consideration. Many of the privileges we enjoy as Amateur Radio Op
All, I also am not a telecommunications lawyer but wanted to share some limited experience. I retired from a law enforcement agency and recall when a contractor knocked down our 170 ft tower. Along c
I don't disagree with the trends you describe, but I think you may have the ramifications backward. I am friends with the proprietors of a local wireless ISP, and they tell me that BECAUSE of all tho
I am in total agreement with K9RZ's views. Please be careful to keep the separation of amateur and commercial. de, JIM, WD8QBQ ________________________________ All, I am not a Telecommunications Law
Dick, give me a call on the phone, 410 2328 8888, I am in the tower leasing business, I would be glad to help you with all your questions...My friend, Tom, sent me your questions on the tower talk re
In the Portland,OR area I have one friend who was pressured by the county to pay taxes on his commercial tower when it was only an amateur tower. Apparently in driving by and seeing his antennas made
You mean you lease space on other peoples towers. I work for one of the big three tower companies. There are so many things not touched or even thought of here. I hope you can put him on the right tr
My suggestion: If you are in a small community, go talk with the planning board. Many planning boards have a "workshop session" that is separate from the formal meeting. Before going, obtain an accur
commercial applications. Hams are exempt. Lets keep it that way. better to sell the tower to the co...and let em maintain it...or replace it. IF they lease space on a ham tower....and tower falls ove
I think a BIG issue would be: what if your transmitter causes problems with their equipment? Intermod, overload, whatever. Don't be surprised if they write the contract in their favor. I also agree,
Not knowing their level of budget, schedule, or desperation, when the ISP_Dude came by our QTH seeking tower space, we quoted him a price 3-times what it was actually worth - for the entire site: lan