[TowerTalk] Work Platform

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 18:05:59 -0500
From: Mickey Baker <fishflorida at gmail.com>
To: Kris Mraz <n5kilomike at gmail.com>
Cc: "towertalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Work Platform

Most tower manufacturers make a work platform for their product.  This is
what I use:

http://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/SafetyStand.html

73,

Mickey N4MB

##  That platform only works at the 21 foot level..of a crank up tower. 
IE: top of the very bottom section.   It also wont fit my UST-HDX-689.
Even if it did, you then cant install a ring rotor at the 72 ft level, nor the
55 ft level. 

##  Rohn makes one for the 25G....and no doubt their 45 / 55 / 65 G towers.  
What is it exactly that you are doing up the tower for hours on end ??   You
cant swap out a balun..if its way out on the boom.   The yagi either works..or doesn’t.
The real issue is trying to pluck one of 3 yagis from the mast.   The very bottom one is no big
deal, it’s the top 2.   IF a crank up tower is used, a rented man lift will work better..vs a crane.
With any crane, you have the main crane cable getting hung up on the yagis above or below
the middle yagi.   

Jim  VE7RF