My wife won't even look when I climb on the (single-story) roof....
On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 01:26:48PM -0800, J. Edward (Ed) Muns wrote:
> > This is one of those high "pucker factor" tower maneuvers so
> > be warned. I
> > suggest that about 10% of hams can actually work at altitude and
> > only 10% of
> > those can climb masts so this is a pretty specialized technique.
>
> I guess I'm in an even smaller group of hams.
>
> I lost half an element on my 20 meter beam in Colorado 25 years ago. The
> antenna was at 120' just above the thrust bearing. Unfortunately, the
> broken element was about 9' out from the tower. I asked my buddy W0UN what
> was the easiest way to do the repair. I was hoping he had some magic that
> would avoid bringing the Yagi to the ground. Without a pause, John said,
> "Sure, just haul up a section of Rohn 25 and lock it's legs on the top rung
> of your Rohn 45, parallel to the 20 meter boom and about 3' below it. Run a
> guy from the outer end of the Rohn 25 up to the mast and secure with a
> U-bolt. Double-tie your climbing belt onto the Rohn 45 and sit, straddling
> the Rohm 25, sliding out to the damaged area and do your repair."
>
> Well, I did this, relying on the high confidence I have in John and his vast
> experience. My wife took pictures and almost threw up. I wasn't real
> comfortable with the operation, but just didn't look down and concentrated
> on my work. It was actually a snap and when I was all done I called John to
> let him know how well it worked. He said, "Glad to hear it, now I know
> another technique to use some day!"
>
> 73,
> Ed - W0YK
>
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