What is the monetary value of the tower? Does that amount of money mean
anything to you?
No way I'd climb it.
73,
Matt
K0KB
On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Cox, Norman R. <nrc@mst.edu> wrote:
> There is an old 55 ft (Delphi) TV antenna tower at the end of my
> house. The antennas have blown apart in the wind and we haven't used them
> in years.
>
>
> Not wanting to waste a tower already up, I wanted to climb the
> tower, take down the old TV antennas, and mount a light-weight VHF/UHF
> antenna. I got up to the 45 ft level, but decided to come down. As I
> would take a step upward, I could see the top of the self-supporting tower
> begin leaning and wagging around. There is some rust on the galvanized
> steel at the top of the tower, but I think it's just surface rust.
>
>
> Question: Have you ever known of these things buckling and bending over
> with a climber? Or am I overreacting? With the climbing/safety gear on, I
> am at 200 lbs. I have seen a repairman go up this tower 20 years ago. I'm
> wondering if the bending and bowing around is normal and I am overreacting.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Norm
>
> KE0ZT
>
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