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INTERFERENCE FROM OTHER NEARBY TRANSMITTERS.  WEATHER WILL OFTEN DICTATE
THE USE OF RADOMES WEATHERPROOF STRUCTURES THAT PROTECT MICROWAVE/ RADAR
ANTENNAS.  IF YOU ARE LUCKY, YOU WILL FIND A HAM WITH A MOUNTAIN CABIN AND
A CLEAR VIEW OF THE PLANNED COVERAGE AREA, AND A WILLINGNESS TO HOST YOUR
SITE.  COMMERCIAL TOWERS WILL LIKELY REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL CLIMBERS AND
INSTALLERS, AND MUST CONFORM TO COMMERCIAL INSTALLATION STANDARDS.  ANTENNA
ALIGNMENT IS CRITICAL, AND HIGHER ANTENNA GAINS TRANSLATE TO A NEED FOR
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MORE PRECISE ALIGNMENT.  JUST TWO OR THREE DEGREES CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN GOOD AND MARGINAL LINKS.  THIS NEEDS CAREFUL PLANNING,
INSTALLATION, AND TESTING.  SECTOR ANTENNAS ARE MORE FORGIVING, BUT YOU
WILL WANT SPOTTER NODES ALREADY SET UP AT THE COVERAGE EXTREMES TO ALIGN IN
BOTH AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION.  RELAY NODE RELAY NODES SEE FIGURE 3 ARE EITHER
PRECONSTRUCTED IN ANTICIPATION OF WHERE DEPLOYED NODES WILL BE REQUIRED IN
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