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Originally Posted by 4X4
Ok, if you wont accept Shantz's point about money, how about a basic understanding of construction?
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Who is disputing the point about money!? It was the FIRST comment I made that I believe Telus is being cheap and that is a factor in the location chosen (not the only factor).
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Originally Posted by 4X4
Do you think that you can just go putting something like that on the roof of a 30 year old building?
And besides, wouldn't that just put the tower another 30 feet higher in the air, and thus make it even more of an eyesore?
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Again, at no point did I indicate that I figured they should put an 80' all-weld on top of the Safeway, I was merely indicating that putting a cellular antenna on the building COULD be another option. I am pretty sure if they can put an antenna into a church steeple, the large brained engineers can figure out how to attach the structure to the top of a brick building. Accounting for building height is obviously something that would be done and it's possible a smaller mast could be used to provide the same height as the initial tower plan. I've used masts on buildings for MANY radio installations in the past and while there are some differences with sectoral antennas it's still feasible it could work.
My initial comment was a casual observation that there are likely other options that are less intrusive, I wasn't expecting so many people are so passionate about finances and construction logistics on this board.
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Originally Posted by 4X4
You can't not bring up money, because it's not free to get a flat roof like that re-engineered and then upgraded, to support something like that.
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I did bring up money. That's what got me into this whole mess in the first place. I agree there are costs involved with retrofitting a building to support a mast and dishes, additionally co-location is an issue and likely a major part of why Telus is trying to have their own tower that they have their own access to.
Guys, I am not disputing this is more complicated than just being cheap. I get that... BELIEVE me I do, I've been working on several co-locations with Telus for towers here and it's onerous. I also know that the residents have a right to object to the structure and that Telus WILL be able to come up with an alternative if forced to.