i think that in most cases it is safer not only from personel viewpoint but
also from structural considerations to use a bracketed tower next to the house
than to put a tripod or some other arrangement on a roof. tripods, chimney
brackets, and other roof mount arrangements are adding loads to the roof or
chimney that it was never designed for. tripods and other roof mounts also
penetrate the roof thus providing a hole for water to get in, no matter how
well you waterproof the vibration and movement from wind will eventually open
up your waterproofing.
i also feel much safer working on a tower than standing on a roof or up a
ladder.
> That was a really good story, and sounds too familiar.
>
> One tip I give to everybody, even when installing an antenna on a roof:
> Figure out an escape plan in case all else fails.
>
> I've known two local hams, one who is now a SK, who fell off relatively low
> rooftops while doing antenna work: One broke both legs when he landed poorly
> on a cement patio only 15 feet below, the other died when he did a header
> off a 20' or so rooftop. Both accidents completely avoidable.
>
> I always think: If this antenna tries to pull me off of whatever I'm
> standing on, what am I going to do? And have a good answer clearly in mind
> before starting.
>
> WB2WIK/6
>
> "Success is the ability to go from failure to failure with no loss of
> enthusiasm." -Winston Churchill
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kelly Taylor [SMTP:ve4xt@mb.sympatico.ca]
> > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 8:33 PM
> > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Favourite tower tip
> >
> > My favourite tower tip comes from a near-disaster while working atop a
> > tower
> > in a semi-professional basis:
> >
> > If the tower's owner is not experienced, explain EVERYTHING. Including
the
> > right and wrong ways to assist with hoisting. We were installing the top
> > section of a 72-foot freestander when the knot (improperly tied section)
> > got
> > caught in the gin pole pulley. The owner, a farmer, saw this and
> > immediately
> > came running to our ground guy's aid. One mighty yank and he narrowly
> > missed
> > getting up close and personal with the local coroner. It was graceful,
> > really, the way the top section started to tip over, slowly at first,
like
> > in slow motion, and then accelerating through its arc before coming to
> > rest
> > at the end of my tower-top companion's arm. Instinctively, he grabbed
the
> > bottom brace as it started to tip. He's lucky he didn't dislocate his
> > shoulder or worse.
> >
> > Which is the other tip: hardware can be replaced, limbs can't. If
> > something's falling, just get out of its way.
> >
> > 73, kelly
> > ve4xt
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> > See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless
> > Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with
> > any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
> >
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> See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless
Weather Stations",
and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for
Sherman,
W2FLA.
>
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