[TowerTalk] Climbing Alone

[Wagner]

Both my 49 mHz & 900 mHz phones have about 500'
range.  My tower is somewhat shorter than that.

Tom

Barry Kutner wrote:

> On 12 Dec 97, Wagner <tomwagner@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> > Some have suggested using an HT or a cell phone when you
> > go up the tower.  Why not use a cordless phone?  It's cheaper
> > if you drop it, and you can get your local 911 number if you
> > need to.
> >
> > I just got a second line for the computer.  Next summer, I'm
> > going to try two cordless phones - one for me and one for the
> > ground crew.  I'll just call 'em when I need 'em!
> >
> Check the range of your cordless phones first. An older (49 MHz)
> phone probably will be out of range. The 900 MHz phone may be OK,
> depending on your tower height and distance from base unit.
> 73 Barry
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