[TowerTalk] Re: Tower Safety Equipment

[Alan NV8A (ex. AB2OS)]

I've seen that option listed for the AN Wireless towers.

Alan NV8A


On 01/03/05 01:05 pm Dan Levin tossed the following ingredients into the 
ever-growing pot of cybersoup:

> While we are on the topic to tower safety, let me make my
> regularly scheduled plug for a permanent safety system on
> your tower.  This can be as simple as a 3/8" galvanized
> steel cable that is well anchored to the top of the tower
> and runs down one face.  You then use a trailing cable grab
> on your safety lanyard, and you are always "clipped on".
> 
> No more using two lanyards so that one is always connected,
> no more gorilla clips, no more worrying.  Just clip on
> to your safety line on the ground, let your grab follow
> you up and down the tower, and unclip when you get
> back down.  If you don't want to home brew (building safety
> equipment yourself is always a risky thing to do!), 
> you can buy cable or rail based permanent safety systems
> for most towers from the manufacturer.
> 
> It is the single best investment I have made in my radio station.
> When I have to climb my mast, which is beyond the reach of
> my permanent system, my anxiety level goes up about 300%.