[Amps] Tower Climber

[k7fm]

When I was in high school, I used to free climb one of the Portland towers, 
which was 526 feet tall.  One night I talked my date into climbing the 
tower, but she only got to 375 feet.

I used to climb my tower without a belt, because at the time it was only 110 
feet tall.  I connected the safety belt only when I got to the top.  I had a 
small 1 foot by 1 foot platform at the top and I was standing on that one 
afternoon, just before dinner, for about 20 minutes, adjusting the driven 
element of a beam.  When I got the dinner call, I reached down to remove the 
safety belt and saw it was not attached.  To say that I got the message is a 
significant understatement.

I had a very slow climb down the tower and vowed that would never happen 
again.  I now have a full arrest harness and a safety belt and always have 
two cables attached to the tower.

What has this to do with amplifiers?  As I get older, I tend to have the 
antennas lower and run more power.

73,  Colin  K7FM