[TowerTalk] Working for hams - was Two Die

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 03/21/2000 9:52:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
n9en@hotmail.com writes:

> A number of the area hams have hired me to do their tower and an-
>  tenna work as they didn't care / weren't qualified to do the work
>  themselves and they were apparently satisfied with my own installa-
>  tions such that they had no qualms with me doing work for them. By
>  the way, I have never "looked for any of this kind of work;" it al-
>  seems to find me.

      Yes, there are lots of people who won't or can't do their own tower 
work. And congratulations for your accomplishments and experience so far. But 
I would be very cautious about having people "hire" me unless I was prepared 
to do it legally and 'by the book'. By that I mean getting the business 
license, contractor's license, insurance and bonding that your state 
requires. As soon as someone pays you for doing something - you're a 
professional and all the rules and laws apply. 

      It's also incumbent on the person doing the hiring to insure that their 
installer has the above items. There is liability exposure for both the 
customer and the installer and it could get very messy very quickly if 
something goes wrong. 

Cheers,    Steve    K7LXC
Tower Tech 

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