Man builds 60ft tower so he can receive wireless internet

[TallBill]

dont think i could live without highspeed anymore.

 

[DaShen]

Now that is 1337 if anything ever was 1337.

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Originally posted by: amdhunter

Originally posted by: JMWarren
Should'a just blown up the church.....

LOL :thumbsup:

I'm not normally in favor of laying waste to places of worship, but...

 

[OdiN]

"The last step was to buy a 6' grounding rod and install it near the base. This is essential if you don't want thunder to choose your new metal structure as its target."

And this whole time I've been grounding things because of lightning.

Damnit what was I thinking?

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: OdiN

"The last step was to buy a 6' grounding rod and install it near the base. This is essential if you don't want thunder to choose your new metal structure as its target."

And this whole time I've been grounding things because of lightning.

Damnit what was I thinking?

The tower should be grounded anyway since it's in the ground. That would make it more likely to be struck by lightning though. It would make sense to erect a taller lightning rod nearby.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: JMWarren
Should'a just blown up the church.....

Nah...those people in Alabama are still making their rounds. Just wait.

 

[dainthomas]

All that work, and the first thing he downloads is Winamp. :roll:

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: JMWarren
Should'a just blown up the church.....

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: OdiN

"The last step was to buy a 6' grounding rod and install it near the base. This is essential if you don't want thunder to choose your new metal structure as its target."

And this whole time I've been grounding things because of lightning.

Damnit what was I thinking?

The tower should be grounded anyway since it's in the ground. That would make it more likely to be struck by lightning though. It would make sense to erect a taller lightning rod nearby.

I don't think you quite understood what I was saying there.


But anyway...yeah if lightning hit that tower it would fry his radio most likely.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
We've been very tempted to do the same thing. *


*Except that our dialup is 19.2 to 21.6Kbps at the fastest and we have hills, not a church, blocking signal.

So you just need a BIGGER tower

 

[FoBoT]

i have wireless ISP , but i didn't have to build a tower

 

[Darthvoy]

Originally posted by: bigrash
wow. now that's dedication

yup, porn will do that to you. I remember the great lengths I would go to see a mildy naked woman during my pubescent years.