Hello all...
All I can say is thet you people have more guts that I do.
Now that I'm 51+ years old, I don't climb ladder masts
any longer, unless they are guyed to suitable guy anchors,
using 3/16" EHS guy wire, forged turnbuckles and Big-
Grips.
In the case of IIX-type ladder masts, I do not want to
have my life depending on the tensile strength of 2" OD x
1/4" wall steel tubing. So I guy the ladder masts before I
do ANY climbing on them.
I am not "knocking" any of you guys that climb masts
without them being guyed. I just don't feel like taking any
extra chances with my life that I have to. Maybe that's a
sign of old age and if so, then so be it!
73 de Brad, N9EN @ Radio Free Roscoe (IL) [tm]
----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <kelly@thejohnsons.ws>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Climbing Masts
> In a message dated 11/26/02 12:20:54 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> kelly@thejohnsons.ws writes:
>
> > I've seen several towers with climbable masts on top. The masts had foot
> > pegs of some kind on them. How is this done? Where do you get the pegs or
> > masts with pegs already installed?
>
> I carry 5-6 foot-long steps in my equipment trailer for this very
> purpose. They're just pieces of angle steel or aluminum drilled for 2" and 3"
> U-bolts and saddles.
>
> Just install them about a foot apart and head on up!
>
> W9IIX (<A HREF="http://www.w9iix.com/";>http://www.w9iix.com/</A>) sells
> them but they're easy enough to fabricate.
>
> This is one of those high "pucker factor" tower maneuvers so be warned. I
> suggest that about 10% of hams can actually work at altitude and only 10% of
> those can climb masts so this is a pretty specialized technique.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
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