[Towertalk] Double protection - climbing

[Dale L Martin]

ARRL Members can search the ARRL Members Only website for tower-related
articles in past issues of QST/QEX.
http://www.arrl.org/members-only/qqnsearch.html

I used the  word 'tower' as a keyword and fifteen pages of hits were listed.

73,
dale, kg5u

 > -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Ken Cechura
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 4:40 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [Towertalk] Double protection - climbing
>
>
> QST had an article about this some time ago....  (well, within the last
> 10 years)....  If this wasn't finals week, I'd go down to the radio club
> office and find it for you, but I am lacking time, and probably wont
> remember after christmas break.  If you're interested in it, drop me an
> email and remind me about it after break (mid-january) and ill scan it
> and send it to you.
>
>
> 73
> Ken
>
>        Kenneth R. Cechura, KC9UMR
>       University of Missouri-Rolla
>   Department Of Electrical Engineering
>      President, 2002, W0EEE, UMR ARC
> 	President Elect, 2003, W0EEE
>          email: kcechura@umr.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Pete Smith
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 4:33 PM
> To: K7LXC@aol.com; hrg@cifnet.com; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Double protection - climbing
>
>
> At 04:06 PM 12/16/02 -0500, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> >In a message dated 12/16/02 12:34:31 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> >hrg@cifnet.com
> >writes:
> >
> > > Is there a beginner's guide to climbing towers?
> >
> >     I've never seen one, not even in the commercial field. Everyone
> >picks up their knowledge on-the-job and/or from more experienced hands.
> >
> >     This is where the splendid folk on TowerTalk can be real helpful.
> >Just realize that *everyone* has their own preferred method for some of
>
> >these things. I'll guarantee you that if you've got 5 tower climbers,
> >you've got 5 different ways of doing things.
> >
>
> But I think that most would agree on a few important basics.  Of these,
> I'd
> suggest a few, and I'm sure others can add similar thoughts:
>
> -- think it through before you go.  Anticipate as many issues as you can
>
> before you're up in the air.
>
> -- take your time, and don't overschedule.  Everything takes longer on
> the
> tower, so don't overload yourself and hurry.
>
> -- keep your mind focused on the job from the time you leave the ground
> till the time you return.  I bet more accidents have happened on the way
>
> down, when people are thinking "I wonder how it's gonna work," than on
> the
> way up.
>
> -- when you start to get tired, get down.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> Sometimes a tower is just a tower
>
>
>
>
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