[TowerTalk] March QST cover

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

Although you should be commended on a safety program, consideration 
should be given to the impact of the photo on viewers, not how safe the 
girl was during the shoot. It is a good photograph as well (well posed 
and well composed).  Shooting complex subjects is difficult and climbing 
safety certainly qualifies as a complex subject as the responses have shown.

Although that was not its purpose, a rope hooked securely to the 
student's harness when climbing is certainly a good idea.  I might 
resort to that if rehab strengthens my left side enough. <:-)

Photography was just one of my many pursuits (minor in art, almost all 
photography). I have done sports photography professionally), but like 
many topics, "side effects" are not solely the domain of computer programs.

73,  Roger (K8RI)  QST cover Jan 1987


On 2/28/2017 1:02 AM, Ken Fritz wrote:
> Posted by the school program on Facebook:
>
> "Some people have expressed concern about safety in this picture. This was
> a publicity photo meant to show the students learning about towers and how
> they are climbed. Chase is like 4 feet off the ground. The rope on her back
> is not suspending her. It is used to pull something up from ground if
> needed. It was not part of safety or this climb. Some context: The students
> took a field trip to the radio station. While there they met on-air
> personalities, saw the transmitting equipment, and were given a demo on
> tower climbing. They got to put the equipment on, and see how with the two
> clips, you can climb, always keeping one clip clipped to the tower, while
> moving the other one up. It was explained that with such a technique, if a
> climber were to for any reason at any time lose their hold or even their
> consciousness, they would still be securely clipped with at least one clip.
> Chase got to try this going up and down a few steps. So learning how to
> climb a 300 foot tower was not meant to imply she climbed to the top of a
> 300 foot tower. She did a few of the clip and unclip sequenced up and back
> down. The students learned that a key thing was to always keep one clip on
> the tower. The purpose of the picture was to show a really smart girl
> having a lot of fun learning lots of new stuff about towers and radio
> stations. We are sorry for the confusion and worry the original post
> generated. Hopefully this note will clarify. This is a picture of a smart
> girl on a school field trip,having a photo shoot four feet off the ground,
> secured with two clips to the tower."
>
> 73,
> Ken
> N3WAX
>
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 3:38 PM, Kelly Taylor <ve4xt at mymts.net> wrote:
>
>> One thing you learn after almost 30 years in publishing is, let he who is
>> without sin…
>>
>> The uninitiated would be blown away by how easy it is for major gaffes to
>> slip through even the most professional organizations. Anybody remember
>> “Dewey defeats Truman”? As I recall, that wasn’t exactly the Podunk Gazette
>> behind that one.
>>
>> It was a mistake. It wasn’t the publishing world’s first and it certainly
>> will not be the last. It is also unlikely the ARRL had anything to do with
>> the composition of the photograph.
>>
>> The tenor of the quoted tower industry magazine item was startlingly
>> unprofessional, and violated a key tenet of journalism.
>>
>> 73, kelly, ve4xt
>>
>>
>>> On Feb 27, 2017, at 2:26 PM, Ed Sawyer <sawyered at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think that given how fundamentally important antennas and towers are to
>>> ham radio, the lack of anyone who knows what they are looking at
>> reviewing
>>> the picture for proper safety procedures is unexcusable.  It's the cover
>> for
>>> cripes sake.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The ARRL is not a volunteer organization.  The staffers are paid and we
>> pay
>>> for the publication and services.  People treating this like it's a
>> mistake
>>> in a club newsletter are way off base.  It's a national paid publication.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ed  N1UR
>>>
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Roger (K8RI)


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