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Chuck (CA)

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Just had Velociter Internet Service come and survey my place for a dish for Hi Speed Internet. (Really tired of dial up). Because of trees, he went up in a bucket and got a good signal 35' up.... Gotta get me a pole.
He suggested a 3" steel pole that maybe a blacksmith could make or maybe a telephone pole. We don't live in a freeze area, so I thought 4 feet deep encased in concrete would hold it still.
Any comments or suggestions?? About how many $$$ am I looking at?

Thanks in advance

Chuck
 
3" pole 35 ft. in the air is going to have way to much wobble to make that dish worth anything unless you put guy wires on it.
 
Would a 40' TV tower with the bottom 5' in a 72"X 20" hole filled with concrete be extreme? if it was me this is what I would be looking at.It would be climable also. No need for a bucket truck if service is ever needed.
 
Thanks Gordo, but I live in central California. Maybe just a little too far away.
I should clarify that this is not a satellite dish, just a dish that has to be in line of sight with their tower, which is about 2 miles away...a little wobble is OK.
 
check with your local utility companies, phone, gas-electric, some sell surplus poles, wood or metal, might get cheep enough, some sub-contractors may have also, hopefully. the wood one sometimes have climbing steps left in them. if they said 35ft for a signal, you'll need 40-45ft between burying in ground safety, and margin of reception. good luck what ever you do.
 
Check out Rohn towers. They are used for amiture radio people. and come in 5' or 10' sections.I got a 40' used tower cheap but had to take it down. Check with local radio clubs.
 
heres the scoop on used utility poles. 1. used means they were removed for a reason and it is typically butt rot; the portion of the pole at ground level.
2. when a pole is set in the ground gravity pulls the preservative down the length of the pole and into the surrounding ground area thus resetting the pole means very little preservative is left in the pole to protect it for any length of time. 3) setting a 35 to 45 foot pole requires a pretty good size piece of machinery to lift the pole (1000 to 1200 lbs.) vertically and place in hole. 4. climbing a pole and working on it is not for the faint hearted.
5) transporting 35 to 45 feet of pole usually requires a specialty trailer.
 
Dont think Ive seen a telephone pole 39 ft long.....Id be hesitant to use a steel pole that long, Id think with the dish on it, it would sway in the wind.
 
A couple of thoughts! 35' may be a short term fix, trees [u:88fae68ce9]grow![/u:88fae68ce9] It would be only a matter of a couple of years, and signal would be blocked again! Can you cut the trees in the signal path?
JMHO, HTH, Dave
 
You probably haven't seen a 39 footer, unless it's been cut off! Distribution utility poles generally come in 5 foot increments. 25 feet to 50 feet are common sizes!
Dave (electric utility lineworker, retired)
 
my wireless service is on peak of roof on top of a 35 foot push up pole...2 sets of guy wires...aint blowed down yet.
 
From an old cable TV friend...says that the depth of hole equals ten percent of pole height. Also, I needed a pole for a night light and a pole man said to get an old Blackjack from telephone company. He said it would out last me. Two of us tried to set a 30' pole in a 12" X 4'hole but, couldn't handle the job. Had to hire a wrecker. ohfred
 
If you are putting up a pole for satillite internet save your money becuase it isn"t much better than dial up and certainly not worth the money. Check on line to see if you can"t get wireless internet from your cell phone provider. I have had service fron both Wild Blue and Hughes and was a total was of money. Still have the post and antenna out in the yard.
 
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