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On 10/26/07, Anthony J. Di Sano <adisano@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks to everyone who replied. Lots of choices!
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> Tony
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> From: Wayne Kline [mailto:w3ea@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:26 AM
> To: Anthony J. Di Sano; 'Pete Smith'; 'Kelly Johnson'; 'TowerTalk'
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident
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> I use a Klein 5 D Ring full suspension full Body positioning harness.
> Read
> 500 dollar pluss here is a place .
> http://gmesupply.com/product_info.php/cPath/31_43/products_id/56545
> I has some Nice mid levlel units and all the extra stuff to complete your
> RIg .
> Miller and Bashlan also make some fine full body 4 and 5 D ring Harness.
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> Wayne W3EA
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> > From: adisano@gmail.com
> > To: n4zr@contesting.com; n6kj.kelly@gmail.com; towertalk@contesting.com
> > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:53:00 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident
> >
> > Can someone point me in the right direction to purchase a nice climbing
> > harness?
> >
> > Any suggestions on a particular model?
> >
> > Thanks!!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Pete Smith
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:42 PM
> > To: Kelly Johnson; TowerTalk
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Safe Climbing was Re: Roswell Tower Accident
> >
> > I use two lanyards attached to my full harness at the fall-arrest D-ring
> in
> > the middle of the back. I attach one above my head, climb up to the
> point
> > where I can just barely reach down to it, and then attach the other one
> > above my head. I then detach the bottom one, climb, and repeat the
> > process. In my case, I use my positioning lanyard as one of the two.
> When
> > I get where I need to work, I make sure the fall-arrest lanyard is
> firmly
> > attached - look at it and yank on it - and then move the positioning
> > lanyard to my hip D-rings.
> >
> > To my mind, though, what you specifically do is a lot less important
> than
> > your mind-set -- never forgetting that, whether at 30 feet or 200, a
> fall
> > will probably be fatal, so always double-check everything.
> >
> > 73, Pete N4ZR
> >
> > At 08:25 PM 10/24/2007, Kelly Johnson wrote:
> > >My climbing experience is limited to heights of about 30 feet or so,
> > >but regardless I'd like to understand the proper way of climbing up a
> > >tower while remaining connected at all times. When people start their
> > >climb at the ground, how do they attach to the tower while climbing?
> > >Do they have a safety cable permanently mounted to the tower or do
> > >they clip a cable as high as they can reach, climb beyond it, clip
> > >another as high as they can reach, and so forth or what?
> > >
> > >On 10/24/07, Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net> wrote:
> > > > ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:08:48 +0000, n7ka@comcast.net wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >AT NO TIME SHOULD WE NOT BE ATTACHED SECURELY TO THE TOWER.
> > > >
> > > > ------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------
> > > >
> > > > I know you are right, but I have seen tower climbing professionals
> who
> > > > climb a tower with no safety line connected at all, and only hook up
> > > > when they are in place ready to work.
> > > >
> > > > If the professionals are so lacking in concern, what hope is there
> for
> > > > us amateurs? I guess after you climb a few hundred towers with no
> > > > accidents, you become immortal.
> > > >
> > > > My rule is to always have two connections to the tower: Either my
> > > > safety line plus one hand, or two safety lines. I never trust only
> one
> > > > safety connection, ever.
> > > >
> > > > 73, Bill W6WRT
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