Wind energy was identified as one of the renewable energy resources that could be used to drive wind generators, providing ongoing supply of environmentally friendly generated electricity that could then be fed back into the electrical grid. In order to determine the feasibility of large-scale wind farm developments that could cost many millions of Dollars, reliable wind-speed data at various elevations at potential sites would have to be obtained first over a period of years. The data thus collected could then be used to evaluate the economic feasibility of such developments. Our company has been involved in a number of those projects and has provided expertise during the preliminary stages to ensure reliable data collection to assess wind-speeds, wind gusts, directional flow, etc. We installed towers at various locations, installed booms and measuring equipment at different elevations on the tower so that the obtained wind data could threby be used to determine the rate of air flow, wind pressure, etc. at different elevations on the towers. The photographs below illustrate the various stages of one of those communication towers used for wind-speed data evaluation.

Photo on left:  A completed 240 ft guyed tower installed in northern Ontario ready for the attachments of multiple amenometers, weathervanes and other weather measuring instruments at multiple elevations.

STEADY  GROWTH IN THE LATE 1990's
A boom in wireless high-speed Internet access and wireless digital data transmissions was responsible for some of the unprecedented demand we experienced for microwave antenna and tower installations as well as for data transmitting systems in the high UHF band and in the microwave spectrum. This in turn led to some new designs for none-penetrating roof-top friction mounts for microwave antennas in the 2.4 GHZ range, 5.6-5.8 GHZ range and higher. Depending on the roof construction and space available, these new friction mounts were able to support towers to 30 feet and higher without roof-top penetration and offer a cost-effective alternative to an otherwise costly installation. Our friction mounts are designed for modular assembly and can be easily moved and transported to new locations.

OPPOSITION  TO  COMMUNICATION  TOWERS
It became more difficult to erect communication towers in urban areas. This is because the continued demand for wireless communication created, as some claim, a proliferation of towers in our cities. Community groups and special interest groups are now lobbying their elected representatives to prevent new towers from being installed. This in turn has generated a renewed interest to co-locate on existing towers with other service providers.

You can contract us now to find you an existing tower, structure or building for your antennas to co-locate on and we can implement a site-rental agreement for you; We will lobby on your behalf Municipal councils, Planning Departments and special interest

groups, apply for Site Plan amendments and represent your interest at hearings and committee meetings to facilitate the installation of new communication towers. Contact us at info@alpha-beta.ca for a site rental agreement at a location suitable for your communication requirements.

We are also able to look after your broadcast licenses, obtain all necessary permits and install your towers, waveguides, antennas and transmitters/receivers or repeaters. For more information on these or other services, please contact us by phone at (613) 596-5880, by facsimile at (613) 596-3019 or via e-mail.