[TowerTalk] Tower, rotator and antenna maintenance

[Wayne Kline]

Hi Bill  I can relate to that. Rohn 65 is Varsity tower, the 20" rung step , and  climbing over the 1032 tic rings add another challenge to this 64 year old guy. But let's be honest here, if  you live a sedentary type life,  running out and buying a fall arrest harness and trying to scamper up you tower my not be a good idea.But keeping your self in descent shape and have the ability to exert your self with out causing harm,, I say go for it. I meet W6AM at dayton years ago and commented on him climbing and maintain his towers and poles supporting the rhombic antennas... His reply .. Keeps me young,  I my self  hope to be able to climb and do regular repairs as He did in his  80's   73 Wayne W3EA 
 > From: Cqtestk4xs at aol.com
> Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 08:38:38 -0500
> To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower, rotator and antenna maintenance
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> I'm pushing 67 but still climbing.  Thought I had lost the touch over  the 
> summer but climbing in 95 degree heat would sap a 30 year old.   The key:  
> keep in decent shape and use common sense.  Please note, the  trip to the top 
> of a 200 footer now seems like a trip to the top of a 300  footer, 
> especially climbing around the huge rotating rings on a Rohn 65 rotating  tower.  
>  
> Bill K4XS/KH7XS
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