[MLB-WIRELESS] Mounting an AP on a tree

[Simon Knight]

The dish at my parent's place is about 10 metres up a pine tree.
Worked great for a 3-4 km link with a 19dbi galaxy dish :)

As long as the tree is solid and you don't use copper nails should be fine.


On 10/9/06, Justin Burnett <bcs_justin at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
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> this one time, i was soooo desperate to get internet that i got a broom
> handle and climbed up my tallest tree and taped the broom handle to the
> pole with an omni on the top of it... And my wrt in a storage box at the
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> Paul Jones wrote:
> > I've got a 12 slot waveguide mounted about 10m off the ground. To mount
> > it I just got a 1m length of galvanized water pipe, some saddle clamps
> > and some big roofing bolts for timber beams. It's as solid as a rock,
> > but it does tend to sway around a bit with the tree when it's windy so I
> > don't think using a directional antenna would be a good idea!
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> > It's been there in various forms for the better part of 4 years now.
> > Just make sure you climb up and inspect it every 12 months or less. As
> > the tree grows it seems to have a habit of snapping bolts sometimes.
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> > Point Cook Freenet wrote:
> >> Anyone had any experience mounting an Access Point and a backhaul on a
> >> big old gum tree?
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