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1. [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: "Wilson" <infomet@embarqmail.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:06:25 -0400; I asked the other day, during the fall related messages, if anyone had, or knew of anyone who had, been saved by a fall protection system. I didnt see any answers, so maybe I didnt send as I thought.; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00289.html (6,869 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: Bill <bmarx@bellsouth.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 06:05:22 -0400; All of them? On 6/21/2016 12:06 AM, Wilson wrote: I asked the other day, during the fall related messages, if anyone had, or knew of anyone who had, been saved by a fall protection system. I didnt se; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00290.html (7,464 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:42:12 -0400; I know of an incident in St. Thomas where a fall protection system actually failed. My son a Comtrain certified instructor where preparing for a 225 foot climb and the owner of the tower, the biggest; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00291.html (11,959 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 08:23:49 -0400; TT.ers In every accident there are valuable lessons to be learned. If there is an upside to a tragedy .I am not a certified climber , but there is a mountain of info on the web and anybody IMO whocli; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00293.html (14,236 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: "Tim Duffy" <k3lr@k3lr.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 08:30:52 -0400; Hello Wilson: Yes, I do. Me. When I was 16 during Field Day (1976) I was removing the Field Day antenna (two element quad) at 40 feet. The temporary guy wire anchor failed and the tower fell over. I; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00294.html (8,756 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: Mark Pride via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:00:22 +0000 (UTC); Similar experience with some differences here: While a crew of local hams (myself included) were taking down the 3 towers at the QTH of Jim Fisk (W1HR of Ham Radio Magazine fame), after taking two 10; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00295.html (11,287 bytes)
7. [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:05:49 -0700; I know of an incident in St. Thomas where a fall protection system actually failed. My son a Comtrain certified instructor where preparing for a 225 foot climb and the owner of the tower, the biggest; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00296.html (9,691 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: Robert Morris <robrk@nidhog.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:36:04 -0400; I asked the other day, during the fall related messages, if anyone had, or knew of anyone who had, been saved by a fall protection system. -- My last employer gave a tower climbing school and issued; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00297.html (8,854 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:16:39 -0500; Good stuff (see below) but I wonder if anyone of the "Free Climb" fraternity is ever convinced to use safety gear short of a personal near death experience since they know bad stuff ONLY happens to t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00298.html (12,061 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:22:27 -0500; There is a process called oxygen deprivation corrosion that can in some instances rapidly corrode stainless steel. Not claiming that to be the culprit in this case, just offering up one suspect for t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00299.html (10,633 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: "john@kk9a.com" <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:37:50 -0400; Corrosion is incredible on an island. At my Aruba station I changed the Big Grips every four years and probably should have done it more frequently since by then the strands could be easily broken wi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00301.html (10,456 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: "Doug Renwick" <ve5ra@sasktel.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:47:23 -0600; I've said this many times but it doesn't penetrate thick skulls who insist on climbing when they shouldn't be. "If you are not ABLE (I stress the word able) to free climb, then you should NOT climb a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00311.html (10,669 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:05:17 -0700; Probably it was the stainless alloy that was used. Sailboat standing rigging can last 10 years, sitting 4 ft from salt water, and it is under a lot of tension. Yes, the oxygen deprivation is a proble; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00314.html (12,731 bytes)
14. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 23:53:54 -0400; To me, the cable breaking incident points out a failure in procedure as well as the cable. How many of us would use our fall arrest gear as a temporary rest support? I'd hazard a guess and say, none!; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00322.html (11,966 bytes)
15. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:10:00 -0400; If you fall, connected to that D ring, we were taught that the fall arrest would save our live, but it was likely going to hurt! Toy would stop in such a manner that it wouldn't break your neck and y; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00324.html (12,315 bytes)
16. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:12:11 -0400; Also Hydrogen embrittlement (sp?) 73 Roger (K8RI) Patrick NJ5G I know of an incident in St. Thomas where a fall protection system actually failed. My son a Comtrain certified instructor where prepari; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00325.html (12,387 bytes)
17. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:28:51 -0400; I don't like the term, but I agree. My story about having to get the climber down who froze meant he had no business being on that tower, As I was getting older (much older) and had several health is; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00326.html (13,214 bytes)
18. [TowerTalk] Tower Incidents (score: 1): Author: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 23:57:52 -0700; To me, the cable breaking incident points out a failure in procedure as well as the cable. How many of us would use our fall arrest gear as a temporary rest support? I'd hazard a guess and say, none!; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00330.html (9,949 bytes)

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