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1. [Towertalk] Re: Double protection - climbing (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (Jeff Brown)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 18:57:35 -0500
Your fall-arrest lanyard should hook to the BACK D-ring. If your fall-arrest device is something like a lad-safe or ascender, then the front D-ring is ok because the arresting forces are much lower d
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00472.html (9,535 bytes)

2. [Towertalk] RE: Double protection - climbing (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (sparks@apk.net)
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 12:39:02 -0500 (EST)
If you fall several feet while hooked to a positioning lanyard, you will almost certainly be seriously injured or killed. If that lanyard is hooked to only one hip, as in the scenario described by be
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00496.html (10,517 bytes)

3. [Towertalk] RE: Double protection - climbing (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (Jeff Brown)
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 19:03:43 -0500
A good quality hardhat or a helmet is a must. Dragging anything along that could catch on a bolt or fitting is dangerous. A small catch could throw off your balance enough to compromise your grip or
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00512.html (10,870 bytes)

4. [Towertalk] Galvanized Bolts (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (Jeff Brown)
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 21:39:10 -0400
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Site Advantage has them. 888-748-3238 $50 minimum order, but perhaps that's acceptable.
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-10/msg00117.html (7,098 bytes)

5. [Towertalk] Rope (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (sparks@apk.net)
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 13:48:05 -0400 (EDT)
I'm looking for an on-line source for rope. I'd like to find Samson Stable Braid or Arbor-Plex by the foot. I need 300 feet, which is not a standard putup. 73 - Jeff, WB2RUZ
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-10/msg00265.html (6,275 bytes)

6. [Towertalk] Rebar Cage (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (Jeff Brown)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 18:42:15 -0400
A related article is: http://www.polyphaser.com/datasheets/PTD1030.pdf Jeff WB2RUZ To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-09/msg00684.html (8,496 bytes)

7. [Towertalk] Mast Coupler? (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (sparks@apk.net)
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 14:01:40 -0400 (EDT)
Greetings. I need to get a 16ft mast down the center of a tower which is already standing. I don't have a gin pole available, and it's not feasible to remove enough braces to get it up from the botto
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-09/msg00891.html (7,671 bytes)

8. [Towertalk] Lightning Protection - Perimeter Ground (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (sparks@apk.net)
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:17:13 -0400 (EDT)
My shack is in a separate building 25 feet from the base of my tower. How close to the building should the perimeter ground be? I was going to tuck #4 bare copper into a 4-6" deep slit about a foot f
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00700.html (7,095 bytes)

9. [Towertalk] Lightning Protection - Perimeter Ground (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (sparks@apk.net)
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:06:20 -0400 (EDT)
I should have made myself a little more clear, sorry. This IS part of a properly designed ground system -- SPG, multiple ground radials off the tower legs (with #2 interconnecting, Cadwelded), halo g
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00702.html (10,241 bytes)

10. [Towertalk] Tower Grounding Reality Check (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (sparks@apk.net)
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 11:56:32 -0400 (EDT)
I need a reality check on tower grounding: My shack is in a separate building, about 100 feet away from the house. New 100 ft tower in the woods, about 30 feet behind the shack. There is a power sub-
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-07/msg00818.html (7,337 bytes)

11. [Towertalk] Small Tower Base Job in Litchfield, OH (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (sparks@apk.net)
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 09:45:45 -0400 (EDT)
I'm putting up a 100ft AN Wireless SS and looking for a little professional help with the base, specifically building the rebar cage and to be on hand for the pour. Would also like you to be there to
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00078.html (6,673 bytes)

12. [Towertalk] Air Terminal Placement (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (sparks@apk.net)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 12:18:15 -0400 (EDT)
I intend to put an aluminum air terminal at the top of my 100 foot tower to help reduce localized charge accumulation and hopefully lower the possibility of a direct lightning strike. I have an omni
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00820.html (7,172 bytes)

13. [Towertalk] Tower Erectors in NE Ohio (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (Jeff Brown)
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 23:14:39 -0400
Greetings, Looking for commercial tower erectors who will work in Northeastern Ohio to bid on a 400 foot, guyed, light microwave tower. Looking for turnkey job - permits, site prep, compound, etc. An
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg00245.html (6,377 bytes)

14. [Towertalk] Tower lightning protection tutorial? (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (sparks@apk.net)
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:07:50 -0400 (EDT)
Greetings, Is there a tutorial on tower lightning protection? Specifically, I'm looking for information on installation of air terminals and base grounding. Is there a "ham-priced" source for air ter
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg00642.html (7,162 bytes)

15. [Towertalk] (no subject) (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (sparks@apk.net)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:50:44 -0500 (EST)
Greetings, I'm considering a 96 ft self-supporting Trylon tower. To maintain a semi-peaceful relationship with my neighbors, I'm considering locating it in my woods. I have a small clearing in a good
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-03/msg00621.html (8,406 bytes)

16. [Towertalk] Trylon versus Others (score: 1)
Author: sparks@apk.net (Jeff Brown)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:34:16 -0500
Getting great responses to my "tower in the woods" question. I'll summarize soon, but the bottom line is that it's not generally a problem, and I'm going to go ahead with it. What I'm surprised at, t
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-03/msg00657.html (6,663 bytes)


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