Tower is a very essential part of a WISP, but most of the local WISP owners do not deploy a tower due to heavy cost.They do not spend a lot on their network, as a result they get poor performance.Our innocent WISP owners use a Bamboo Pole to hang their WIFI devices which is not a good practice.Most of the people asked me to give a howto guide to build a WIFI Tower at home or at Local level to reduce cost.So today, I decided to write an article on it.Howto Build a cheapest Wifi tower for your WISP,
Before Starting our work, lets have a look at the benefits of deploying a tower and drawbacks not to deploy a tower. Benefits of deploying a Tower:
You will get a consistent coverage as you can set the height and direction of your antennas as per your desire. You can upgrade your equipment at anytime without disturbing your whole network. You can a Licence in less time as PTA requires professional Setup to approve for a licence. You can install as many devices as required at anytime. Your setup looks more professional which attracts more customers. Now lets discuss the drawbacks not to use a tower in a network. Building a Wifi tower
Things to keep in mind before building a wifi tower:
Budget
Height of building(if installed on a roof)
Area structure
Environment
Things you need to build a wifi tower:
Water pipes of 1/2 inch width
Some iron rods
A welding Plant
Welding electrodes
A rod cutter and a grinder
Some welding skills/services of a steel fixer
Lets start building a tower.
