[TowerTalk] climbing towers not built by pros

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

I agree with Pete.  I have seen some installations by hams that even  Evil 
Knievel wouldn't climb.  Others built by 'amateurs' are well  constructed.  I 
make it a point to never climb someone else's tower.   There are too many 
dangerous variables that may crop up.  I don't like  surprises 100 feet in the air.
 
I have seen some big towers only set in dirt and guyed with cheesy 1/8  
cable.  In Florida the life of a section of steel tower buried in the soil  down 
here is very short.  Lots of 'amateur' installations are just  that......amateur.
 
Bill K4XS