Yes, A lot has been learned from trial and error. If someone were to care
to remind the masses of the number of news reports about people putting up
antennas that were killed, or guys removing beams from a tower that were
killed, etc, it might be a cruel but timely reminder. But a greater concern
and in my mind a greater curiosity prevails: why do some fly in the face of
(1) a manufacturer's recommendation(s) and (2) others not listen to the
people who frequent this reflector, who sponsor and uphold this reflector,
and who participate in the round table discussions about safe and accepted
principles and techniques, merely to prove one's own stubbornness? It sure
makes for interesting reading. But you wonder which one of the stubborn ones
will be next on the news at 11:00. Do you family a favor and be sure to have
your insurance paid up. - Mike
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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of cqtestk4xs@aol.com
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 12:29 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guying a tower....Heresy to follow..... True
statement!
In a message dated 1/18/2010 5:15:46 PM Greenwich Standard Time,
ve5ra@sasktel.net writes:
A lot has been and is learned from 'trial and error'.
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I've been watching this thread for a while....my two cents.
Trial and error is nice if you are putting up a wire antenna and it falls
down....no big deal. You're out a few bucks and some time.
Tiral and error for a tower is a whole different deal...big bucks, and a
possible loss of life...yours or an innocent neighbor's.
I used to hawk tower and stuff back in FL. I was always amazed what some
guys did in the name of "trial and error". One so called experimenter had
60 ft of unguyed Rohn 25 and swore that since it hadn't come down (yet) it
was OK. I wasted my breath for about five minutes saying that it wasn't a
really good thing to do. Another told me that guying to a tree was a very
acceptable practice. Another told me it was possible to tell if a wire
wire was tight enough by listening to the "ping" when you hit it. Uh, I
prefer anchors and my Loos gauge, thank you. No room for experimentation
here!
I prefer to learn from other people's mistakes, not my own. Others like
to learn the hard way.
Bill KH7XS/K4XS
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