it trying In my older years as I have used up more and more of my 9 lives, I kid you not, EVERY time I cross from below the guys to above the guys, (or a yagi), I am really thankful I adopted a "dou
Absolutely -- I'm also nervous enough that after I attach the positioning lanyard, I keep the fall-arrest line attached, AND I hang onto the tower while I push back against the positioning lanyard wi
TowerTalkers, Here's A similar 'Gotcha'. Fortunately I caught IT before it got ME: I was recently replacing the large vertical on our local DX cluster node antenna (110'), and doing a little maintena
TT: I learned this practice on this reflector a few years ago: "Look, listen and feel." LOOK at what you're clipping your lanyard onto (a tool vs the real D-ring); LISTEN to the snap closure of the h
Is there a beginner's guide to climbing towers? It would be nice to find a web resource with details on equipment, how to use it and all aspects of safety. Tks. 73 de Mike, N9BOR A-1 FISTS MAC SMC ZU
I've never seen one, not even in the commercial field. Everyone picks up their knowledge on-the-job and/or from more experienced hands. This is where the splendid folk on TowerTalk can be real helpfu
But I think that most would agree on a few important basics. Of these, I'd suggest a few, and I'm sure others can add similar thoughts: -- think it through before you go. Anticipate as many issues as
QST had an article about this some time ago.... (well, within the last 10 years).... If this wasn't finals week, I'd go down to the radio club office and find it for you, but I am lacking time, and p
ARRL Members can search the ARRL Members Only website for tower-related articles in past issues of QST/QEX. http://www.arrl.org/members-only/qqnsearch.html I used the word 'tower' as a keyword and fi
For those of us who do climb, it's all too easy to hook a lanyard to something other than the tower. I've put mine on a guy wire...BUT, I ALWAYS check my lanyard connections after I hook one and befo
Author: rmoodyg@bellsouth.net (Richard M. Gillingham)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:46:07 -0500
Ahh yes... How many times have I intoned "A short checklist makes for a short flight." starting with the prefilight... Y'all be careful, hear. 73 Gil, W1RG
You have just disproved the old premiss, "Too soon, we grow old, and, too late, we grow smart.". And many people are happy that you so did. Chris opr VE7HCB -- StripMime Report -- processed MIME part
I've been thinking about this subject ever since climbing my first tower, the 90-footer at W2SC's 8P station. We had a harness, but no fall arrest lanyard. There was no chest ring, and I don't rememb
Dick, Back when I was 20 or so I wanted to string a dipole from the top of the wooden telephone pole that was on the other side of the lane behind the house. I had a job with the local phone co. so I
I think this has less to do with safety equipment and more to do with "pucker factor". -- Bryan Fields, KB9MCI ____________________ 3:08am up 59 days, 6:59, 7 users, load average: 0.36, 0.13, 0.03 Th
I find it easy to envision problems climbing with the positioning lanyard around the tower, because it's too easy to imagine sliding down to the next guy station, which could be quite a distance belo
I use one lanyard around the tower, and one that's always clipped to two rungs above me on one end, and a d-ring on my belt on the other. When I reach the working height the one around the tower gets
I'd hate to fall with only ONE side of a lanyard connected on one side at the hip. Sounds like a good way to break one's back. A climbing safety rule I recall is to "Always maintain 3 points of conta
All one needs to do to be completely safe when climbing any type tower of any height is to be young. The young are immortal. I must have been, since in my teens I climbed lots of 100+ foot towers wit