Mobile phone antenna

[Angelis]

The mobile company THREE want to put an antennae on my building.

Any one had experience with dealing with them?

Or know of any agents who deal in this area?

Thanks

[Martin_S]

No real experience, but I dealt with a site we were re-developing for housing that had a factory chimney on it that hid a mobile phone transmitter.

We retained the chimney when the rest of the former factory was demolished, because it gave quite a significant income from this mobile phone equipment: £35K per annum, IIRC.

[Angelis]

They are offering me £15,000.

[mcflurry]

Will you get free radioactivey? Or get cancer for £15k?

[vex]

Actually, being underneath the antenna is probably the safest place to be.

A thing called isotropic radiation pattern means that the signal will be transmitted out in a specific pattern. By default this is not truly omnidirectional (all directions equally) and it will not be until a 100ft* or so that it will have any strenght at ground level.

*Happy to have this distance corrected, but the theory is correct.

[Davel]

Must try to drop that into a conversation at work today!

[Angelis]

mcflurry said:

Will you get free radioactivey? Or get cancer for £15k?

With any luck a 328 or 348.

[5MUGHubby]

Phone Jon Rimmer of Hobbs Parker in Ashford Kent 01233 502222 Who is an agent who deals with this sort of thing all the time. He knows all their angles and what thet are prepared to concede etc.
Good luck there are some stonking deals out there. Remember that there can also be a lucrative subletting clause to include. Worth remembering the payback for erection of a mast for the companies can be as little as 6 months. No coverage no customers.
Cheers
Andrew

[Davel]

Would they want one on our site in Widnes?

With all the other factories, incinerators and waste dumps round here, don't suppose one of these would make much difference.

Keep Cheshire tidy - take your rubbish to Widnes!

[Angelis]

Thanks.

Will give him a call tomorrow.

I'll let everyone know how it goes, after I come back in two weeks.