On 8/15/2010 10:52 AM, D Calder wrote:
> I have them, and in 15 years of commercial climbing, I have never been stung
> by anything once I'm 10 ft. off the ground. None of my team has that I know
> of either.
> I don't know what it is about wasps, hornets, and bees, but once you're up
> there they leave you alone.
Unless they have a nest in something like a mast or some recess. OTOH
in the 50 years I've been climbing I've only found one nest more than 20
feet off the ground...except in trees. There I've seen them 40 or 50
feet. Possibly more.
73
Roger (K8RI)
> There is also a small company around Atlanta that makes safety climbs also.
> Metrosite. Scott will go above and beyond.....
>
> Dave n4zkf
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Phil Theis
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 4:44 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com; noid1037@gmail.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Fall Harness-My Choice
>
> I have 3/8 cable on two of my taller towers. Wouldn't be without it.
> Phil K3TUF
>
>
>
> How many folks on here run the 3/8" winch cable from top to bottom of the
> tower, and use the positive locking device, hooked to
> your climbing gear of choice? IE: if you slip, get stung by a wasp, get
> dizzy from the heat, etc., what's stopping you from falling 100'....aside
> from the
> next set of guy wires below you ? I see the Trylon version of this device
> uses a
> shock absorber at the top of the tower. Some versions use a 3/8"
> cable..and some versions use a square tubing rail, running the entire height
> of the tower.
> Later... Jim VE7RF
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