Yeah that's it!
If the spring is at the top instead of the bottom then it serves as a shock
load device to "cushion" the impact if you do fall.
Chris
KF7P
On Sep 18, 2014, at 10:23 AM, KD0Q-Glenn wrote:
> I have a safety cable on my tower and it makes ascent and decent safe and
> easy. Wouldn't be without one.
>
> Here's a photo that shows the cable mount at the top of the tower -
> http://s171.photobucket.com/user/gathorne/media/Tower/DSCF0498.jpg.html?o=33.
> The bottom is spring loaded to keep it tight.
>
> 73, Glenn - KD0Q
>
> On 9/18/2014 11:10, Chris wrote:
>> The slickest thing I've ever seen is a cable stretched tight from top to
>> bottom of the tower, and the climber has a device that goes on the cable
>> that only slides UP the cable. It can't slide down, so if you fell it would
>> hold fast. This also gives both hands free for climbing. I've never seen
>> these on a ham tower though. Lots of them in my neck of the woods on ski
>> lift towers.
>>
>> Chris
>> KF7P
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 18, 2014, at 10:03 AM, TexasRF--- via TowerTalk wrote:
>>
>>> Please enlighten me: when climbing with a gorilla hook, is there only one
>>> hook/lanyard used or are there two hook/lanyards used?
>>>
>>> If two, wouldn't there always be one of the hooks attached to the tower?
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Gerald K5GW
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 9/18/2014 8:49:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>>> xdavid@cis-broadband.com writes:
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, you have indeed said that several times here before, and it was
>>> just as ignorant a comment then as it is now. Every time you unhook or
>>> hook to the tower you only have one hand on the tower ... just exactly
>>> as you only have one hand on the tower when you reach up while climbing
>>> ... the difference being whether or not you are hooked in while that
>>> second hand isn't on the tower. How you can possibly believe that one
>>> hand on the tower is safer than one hand on the tower PLUS one hook on
>>> the tower, or that a free hand not on the tower is more reliable than a
>>> hook already on the tower, is totally beyond me.
>>>
>>> Dave AB7E
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/17/2014 8:42 PM, Doug Renwick wrote:
>>>> I have said this many times before. If you can't 'free climb' then you
>>>> SHOULD NOT be climbing at all. The use of a gorilla hook has it's place
>>> -
>>>> for resting or at the work station. But IMO it should not be used to
>>> assist
>>>> the climb! Every time you have to hook and unhook the gorilla hook it
>>> means
>>>> you only have one hand left on the tower. That to me is unsafe. With
>>> free
>>>> climbing, both hands are available to grab the tower. If you can't free
>>>> climb - don't climb.
>>>> Doug
>>>>
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