[TowerTalk] Mast steps

[Earl Morse]

I also built steps for my mast when I built the tower.  I haven't used them yet as I haven't needed to service the antennas above the tower yet.  That's going to change soon as the top yagi is acting up.  I have stepped onto the flattop of the Rohn 45 while belted to the mast but its going to take a little more mindset to start stepping up above the tower onto mast steps.  Luckily I am over 6 ft tall so I don't have to go all ten feet up.  As usual I am sure the first step will be the hardest.  Its a Moly 4180 mast so you have to tell yourself that you could mount it horizontal by one end and be able to shinny out on the other end but somehow that is of little comfort.

I am sure it will be a new thrill.

As for spacing I was going to use the same spacing as the tower rungs.

Earl 
N8SS

Message: 1
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 21:52:11 -0700
From: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom at telus.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Rohn 65G climbing steps...18 inchs apart !
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I noticed that Rohn 65G has the steps 18 inchs apart...vs the 15 inchs apart on rohn 45 + 55. 
18 inchs seems like a huge spread between each step....for both your feet...and hands.
For you folks with 65G  towers, are they harder to climb ?   On a 100-200 ft tower,  I 
could see this being an issue.   Im not planning to install any 65G... it was just a general
observation on my part. 

On a similar note, for  folks who install mast steps, how far apart are you spacing them ? 
I see that 12 inch spacing is used on most extension ladders.   I made my own mast steps,
soon to be installed.  I may build 1-2 more,  just to reduce the spacing a bit between each step.

Jim   VE7RF  

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