Here are some ideas you can use (or copy/paste/edit) if you’re looking to reach out to a building owner, farmer with a silo, nonprofit organization, etc to seek permission to mount a node on their property.
Good afternoon,
I noticed that [your location] has a large radio tower attached to the building. I am part of a local community-based STEM/radio/computer education group, and we are trying to find an affordable/cheap/good place to install one of our small radio projects. If that sounds like something [your business] may be able to help us out with, I’d love to talk with you about it more!
A few details that may help: It would require no electricity, no holes are needed in the roof, and our radios do not interfere with existing data or radio devices.
Thank you for any help or information you can give me!
Greetings!
My name is [NAME], I’m part of a twin-cities based community radio/computer hobbyist group called MSP Mesh. We are building a public, free-to-use, no-license-needed mesh data network that allows people to communicate using very cheap, very portable (pocket/wallet) devices. As a group we emphasize educating people of all ages and backgrounds about radio technology, computers, phones/apps, and how they can interact for the greater good of the community.
The reason I’m emailing out of the blue is to see if [YOUR BUSINESS/ORG] might have any interest in helping our project by leasing or volunteering roof space on one or more buildings for our solar-powered low-wattage radio nodes. They require no wiring, no electricity (except from the sun) and do not interfere with any other radio installations that may already be in use.
We really appreciate any help you can offer, even if it’s just suggesting an appropriate person or group to talk with.
Thank you very much and have a great day!
Last edited by @jonah 2025-05-26T18:46:42Z