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From: w7why@mail.coos.or.us (Tom Osborne)
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 20:24:26 -0700
Mark Lowell, N1LO wrote:

>   'Hitch hiking' feels safer to me, but it really slows down the >ascension 
> process. Descending is faster, but still slower. 

I can't think think of ANY reason to climb a tower without a safety
belt.  My tower is only about 35 feet tall and I won't go up it without
a belt. I would like to know the statistics on how many people fell
while climbing verses fallling while working on the antenna with out a
belt.
Tom W7WHY

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