[TowerTalk] Climbing

[Kim Elmore]

I don't see the point I trying to prove that wearing a harness is hazardous. If you choose not to wear one, fine. But don't try to convince me it's dangerous or a waste of my time. I preflight my airplane every time before I fly it. Yes, it's in a hangar and no one flies it but me. It's just like avoiding work on energized HV equipment, it's not the odds that concern me: it's the size of the bet. 

Kim N5OP

"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith

> On Oct 5, 2014, at 12:19, ve5ra at sasktel.net wrote:
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> Jim,
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> Some of these "safety devices" are good in theory. But can anyone tell me how many lives they have saved in the ham community?
> How many lives have been saved with a full body harness or the steel cable?
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> Doug
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>> ##  You mentioned ladders. Check out the stats.  Aprx 2200 folks die each year
>> falling off ladders. ##  Do whatever you want.... but the simple steel cable running up the side of the
>> tower, with the locking device, will ensure you dont fall ...   when  going up or down the tower. ##  Once you arrive at the desired level of the tower,  you hook in with both lanyards.   That’s
>> about as simple and safe as it gets.   The steel cable running up the side of the tower will not impede
>> climbing the tower, cost very little to install.  You will never die  from falling off the tower... cuz you are
>> tied onto the tower at all times.  .375 inch EHS cable is  dirt cheap.... you only require enough to span the height of the tower.  IE:    50-200 feet. ##  Im going to leave this one alone from here on in.... thread over for me. Jim  VE7RF
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