Long Range Wifi

[gblake]

Originally Posted by Scott L.

rethinking the specs, a pan of 45 degrees, and elevation of +-5 degrees would be more than enough for fine tuning. The elevation control is most important, because the entire mast pipe can be rotated. The 60' tower is guyed and stands atop 2+ cubic yards of concrete and with me at 60' has only slight sway. and the 21' foot pipe extends maybe 18' above that.

the dish mounted in the tree extends maybe 14' unsupported, and a tree was chosen as the cheapest option,$120, as opposed to installing another 60' tower at a cost of ~$1800

I'm worried most about the final 18' of pipe plus PTU and other payload, in the winds (different from ground level) at 80'.

Separate thought:
Can you align the router dish while at the top of the tower, then tweak the mounting fixture a known amount (use a shim?) (the tweak should be small) to get the dish close enough to the right elevation when it's later on the pipe, and has only moved a known distance higher than the spot whet you aligned it?.

Blake
PS: over several years, expect the tree to grow taller. The trees around my house have grown more into my satellite TV line-of-sight over the last 15 years.