[TowerTalk] Now THIS is a tower climb!

[Patrick Greenlee]

A club at OU in Norman, OK has an antenna on top of a stadium light 
post. I don't know the height but the cost to climb it is $2000 plus the 
price of the bulb.

Patrick   NJ5G


On 1/13/2015 12:41 PM, Gedas wrote:
> Does anyone have an idea of what a professional gets paid to climb 
> something like a 2000' tower to change a bulb or similar?  Just curious.
>
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> On 1/12/2015 10:13 PM, David Gallatin via TowerTalk wrote:
>> I tried to watch. When he left the cage and went up the pole...I had 
>> to quit. I'm grateful for people willing to do this...but I think 
>> they are certifiable.  73,
>> David, AA9G
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>>       On Monday, January 12, 2015 6:33 PM, Mike via TowerTalk 
>> <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
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>>    This is video of a technician climbing 1768 feet to the top of a
>> transmissions tower for repairs.
>>   It also shows him free climbing and some dialog to go along with  it.
>>   Its a helmet cam so if anyone gets dizzy or has anything that can 
>> give  out
>> watching this stuff while sitting in your chair....be warned!...DO NOT
>> WATCH IT!!
>>       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbKYq0G9nU
>>   Mike W2GR
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