[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 140, Issue 70

dennis r caverly w8qwl at juno.com
Wed Aug 27 16:01:55 EDT 2014


        HANS,

                I quit climbing towers when I reached 70, I am now 75 and
still have to tell my tower climbers what size wrench to use (damn
metrics).

        DENNIS


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>    1. Re: short survey (gdaught6 at stanford.edu)
>    2. Re: short survey (Mirko S57AD)
>    3. Re: short survey (Fred Serota)
>    4. Re: short survey (Gary - AB9M)
>    5. Re: short survey (w6rgs at cox.net)
>    6. Re: short survey (George Dubovsky)
>    7. Re: short survey (donhall161)
>    8. Re: Topband: Shunt feeding tower (Herbert Schoenbohm)
>    9. Re: Short Survey (Ed Williams)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:34:41 -0700
> From: gdaught6 at stanford.edu
> To: Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] short survey
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> > My wife wants to know how may of us are still climbing our own 
> tower
> > after age 68. If you don't any longer, please tell when you 
> stopped.
> > (Now I gave my age away)
> 
> Hi Hans,
> 
> I last climbed mine a couple of years ago, so that was at age 74.  
> I've developed spells 
> of vertigo since then, my back is sometimes very sore, and my 
> muscles are weaker.  
> So... next time I'll probably ask a younger club member do it.
> 
> Be safe.
> 
> 73,
> 
> 
> 
> George T Daughters, K6GT
> CU in the California QSO Party (CQP)
> October 4-5, 2014
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:56:58 +0200
> From: Mirko S57AD <miroslav.sibilja at amis.net>
> To: Hans Hammarquist <hanslg at aol.com>
> Cc: "towertalk-request at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] short survey
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> I stopped at age of 62, when I got pain in my left thigh even while 
> walking
> (I'm 65 now)
> 
> 73,  Mirko, S57AD
> 
> 
> 2014-08-27 18:54 GMT+02:00 Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk <
> towertalk at contesting.com>:
> 
> > My wife wants to know how may of us are still climbing our own 
> tower after
> > age 68. If you don't any longer, please tell when you stopped. 
> (Now I gave
> > my age away)
> >
> >
> > Best 73 de,
> >
> >
> > Hans - N2JFS
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:02:13 -0400
> From: "Fred Serota" <fserota at msn.com>
> To: "Mirko S57AD" <miroslav.sibilja at amis.net>,        "Hans 
> Hammarquist"
>         <hanslg at aol.com>
> Cc: "towertalk-request at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] short survey
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> I am now 70. I bought a motorized drop down, tilt over tower with EZ 
> tilt on 
> top that allows me to bring my DB38 flat onto the ground (or several 
> 
> horses). Glad I did, as I have had to service it more than most. 
> Wife helps 
> me tuck it in between the plants as it comes down. Make her part of 
> the team 
> and she will be more cooperative.
> 
> Fred, K3BHX
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Mirko S57AD
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 1:56 PM
> To: Hans Hammarquist
> Cc: towertalk-request at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] short survey
> 
> I stopped at age of 62, when I got pain in my left thigh even while 
> walking
> (I'm 65 now)
> 
> 73,  Mirko, S57AD
> 
> 
> 2014-08-27 18:54 GMT+02:00 Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk <
> towertalk at contesting.com>:
> 
> > My wife wants to know how may of us are still climbing our own 
> tower after
> > age 68. If you don't any longer, please tell when you stopped. 
> (Now I gave
> > my age away)
> >
> >
> > Best 73 de,
> >
> >
> > Hans - N2JFS
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:11:59 -0500
> From: "Gary - AB9M" <glhuber at msn.com>
> To: "TT TowerTalk" <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] short survey
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> Not climbing at 68. Had to stop because of pain medication and 
> occasional 
> dizziness and vertigo almost ten years ago. I am fortunate to have a 
> number 
> of friends in my local radio club who still climb towers and work on 
> rotors, 
> antennas, and other hardware in the air. They helped me last year, 
> replacing 
> 50 feet of Rohn - 45G, TH-7, T2X ,and LDF-50A with new. One member 
> of the 
> climbing group is 75. I stay on the ground and help with ropes and 
> go-fer 
> tools and parts as needed.
> 
> My wife has stated that she will hire someone rather than let me 
> climb 
> again.
> 
> 73 & DX,
> 
> Gary - AB9M
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 11:54 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] short survey
> 
> My wife wants to know how may of us are still climbing our own tower 
> after 
> age 68. If you don't any longer, please tell when you stopped. (Now 
> I gave 
> my age away)
> 
> 
> Best 73 de,
> 
> 
> Hans - N2JFS
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:17:25 -0700
> From: w6rgs at cox.net
> To: Hans Hammarquist <hanslg at aol.com>,towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] short survey
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> I still do, but I am now using a trampoline to shorten the 
> trip.  It's a crank-up/tilt-over, which helps.  My wife has no 
> problem with my climbing, as long as my life insurance coverage is 
> still good.  She may get the chance for that cruise around the 
> world.
> 
> 
> At 09:54 AM 8/27/2014, Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk wrote:
> >My wife wants to know how may of us are still climbing our own 
> tower 
> >after age 68. If you don't any longer, please tell when you 
> stopped. 
> >(Now I gave my age away)
> >
> >
> >Best 73 de,
> >
> >
> >Hans - N2JFS
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:18:50 -0400
> From: George Dubovsky <n4ua.va at gmail.com>
> To: Hans Hammarquist <hanslg at aol.com>
> Cc: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] short survey
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> Hans,
> 
> I don't quite make your demographic - I turn 67 in a month - but I 
> still
> climb my own towers, and the tallest is 145' of Rohn 45. That's a 
> long hike
> if I haven't done it in a while... ;-)
> 
> 73,
> 
> geo - n4ua
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk <
> towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> > My wife wants to know how may of us are still climbing our own 
> tower after
> > age 68. If you don't any longer, please tell when you stopped. 
> (Now I gave
> > my age away)
> >
> >
> > Best 73 de,
> >
> >
> > Hans - N2JFS
> > _______________________________________________
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:19:34 -0500
> From: "donhall161" <donhall161 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Hans Hammarquist" 
> <hanslg at aol.com>,        <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] short survey
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> I'm still doing it(very slowly and carefully) at 82.
> 
> 73  Don  K5AQ
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:19:53 -0400
> From: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm at gmail.com>
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Topband: Shunt feeding tower
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> 
> Larry if you use a 3 or 4 wire cage I understand that the cage 
> itself  
> is what is doing most of the radiating and not the tower.
> 
> 
> Herb, KV4FZ
> 
> 
> On 8/27/2014 12:08 PM, Larry wrote:
> > I believe it was ON4UN that suggested running cables inside the 
> tower 
> > would help.  I ran my cables inside but have not shunt fed my 
> tower 
> > yet so I don't know if that will really help.
> >
> > 73, Larry  W6NWS
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: LB3RE LJ3RE Stein-Roar Brobakken
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 8:35 AM
> > To: Pete Smith N4ZR
> > Cc: topband at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: Topband: Shunt feeding tower
> >
> > How is inteference on rotor or relay boxes?I thinking 1kw generate 
> 
> > magnetic radiation into cables ???  How u solve this guys ??  Tnx
> >
> > ---Sent by iphoneLB3RE LJ3RE K3RAG ex: LA6FJAwww.lb3re.com ~ Rag ~ 
> 
> > Stein Roar Brobakken 
> > e-mail:post at lb3re.comhttp://la5o.wordpress.comwww.contesting.no
> >
> > Reading about 3-wire cages and the like, I feel a serious case of 
> shunt
> > envy.  Mine is a single wire about 18 inches from one corner of my 
> Rohn
> > 25, connected to the tower at about 50 feet.  I used an omega 
> match with
> > a couple of 3 KV transmitting variables, because my tower is quite 
> tall
> > for 160 (97 feet with 3 yagis, 2 on top) and I could not find a 
> 50-ohm
> > point.It was absurdly easy to adjust and seems to work quite well 
> at 100
> > watts.  I'm sure there are better solutions (including Herb's), 
> but this
> > was really simple.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73, Pete N4ZR
> >
> > Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at
> >
> > http://reversebeacon.net,
> >
> > blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com.
> >
> > For spots, please go to your favorite
> >
> > ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/26/2014 5:12 PM, Don wrote:
> >
> >> I would like to get on 160 this question most likely has been 
> asked a 
> >> 1000 time but I need information as how or can I shunt feed my 55 
> ft 
> >> rohn 45 .
> >
> >>
> >
> >> Don
> >
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> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:32:52 -0400
> From: "Ed Williams" <sunset392 at cox.net>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Short Survey
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> Hi Hans,
> 
>  
> 
> At the age of 69, I still am climbing my tower, but I can see that 
> day when
> I will no longer climb.  
> 
> The mind tells me that I'm still 16 but the body has a total 
> different story
> to tell.  
> 
> I still help as lead on ground crew on many amateur antenna/tower 
> parties.
> 
>  
> 
> 73, de KN4KL/KG4KL ed
> 
>  
> 
> 
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