[TowerTalk] Anti-climb shielding

[Barry Kutner]

On 16 Nov 98, Brian Smithson <brian_smithson@vds.com> wrote:

> 
> Hey all!
> 
> What is the concensus on putting some sort of shield on towers
> to keep people from climbing? What are you using, how does it
> attach, and how do you remove it when YOU want to climb? The
> XYL is getting antsy about keeping kids off it, even though there
> are few kids in the neighborhood and they have to brave the horse
> on the way to the tower!
> 
> Thanks es 73!
> 
> Brian n8wrl
> 
Hi Brian - I had a local metal shop cut 3 pieces of galvanzied sheet 
metal (14 ga, I think) 18 inches by 5 ft. I then attached 2 pieces of 
aluminum "angle iron" back to back, to permit the metal sheet to hang 
from the tower - one about 6 inches from the top, other 6 inches from 
the bottom. This for a Rohn 45 - your dimensionas may vary. I believe 
the ARRL Handbook or Antenna Book shows the details.
This will prevent a youngish kid from climbing, but soemone who is dead 
set on climbing is gonna do it no matter what. After you make your 
anti-climb sections, take a few photos of it. File them away so you'll 
have them if anything ever happens, and you need to show the court how 
you prevented any reasonable individual from harming themself.
73 Barry
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Barry Kutner, W2UP                            Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
Newtown, PA                                   Frankford Radio Club

                                           

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