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Re: [TowerTalk] Temp tower idea

To: dotravel@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Temp tower idea
From: Jim Rhodes <jimk0xu@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:14:55 -0500
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Of course if you insist on checking ID's you could lose your visa contract.
That is a no-no.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:38 PM, <dotravel@aol.com> wrote:

>
> Marlon, here are a couple of curve balls --- #1 Unless the event is a
> felons convention, don't do real time processing, batch the transactions
> and process them later.  I have operated businesses that ran hundreds of
> thousands of $ in charges onto cards (check IDs) and the amount of $ lost
> in bad transactions cost less than the real-time solutions.  #2.If you have
> cell/data coverage in the area use a cell/data based charge system.
>
> Just other options,  John NA6L
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marlon K. Schafer (509-982-2181) <ooe@odessaoffice.com>
> To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 12, 2012 10:36 am
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Temp tower idea
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I've been asked to put in a wifi system for a local event that's wayyyy out
> of town.
>
> We've had wifi available to people for a long time, but the vendors out
> there are asking for a high reliability version for credit card processing
> at the site.
>
> Winds often hit 30 to 50 mph out there.  Not daily but often enough that
> I'm
> worried about the tower's ability to stand up in the middle of a bunch of
> trailers and tents.
>
> Resources I already have on hand are:
> 50ish foot old TV antenna crank up unit (with no base, but I could build
> something).  I'm worried about it needing to be guy'd.
> 6 10' sections of what I think is Rohn 45.
>
> What I was thinking of trying is to build a plate (how thick and how big?)
> that I could place under the tires of a rig.  Then where the plate would
> stick out from the tires I'd have pins that the rohn can attach to.  I
> figure 20' up would be plenty for this.
>
> I've got a 65' bucket truck so standing the tower sections up would be
> pretty easy for me.
>
> I'm a bit worried that even with a trailer or truck sitting on the base it
> could blow over if it's not big enough.  But make it too big and I won't be
> able to move it :-).
>
> Thoughts and ideas?
>
> thanks,
> marlon
>
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