[TowerTalk] Advice on Old TV Antenna Tower

[J. Hunt]

Not knowing about how this tower is supported ... guy cables and the tower base integrity... the tower integrity.
No photos ...
... I would decline tower work.

Please trust your "gut instinct" and don't do it.

Ive been performing professional tower work, part-time >25 years, and have refused several tower jobs due to lack of structural integrity.

Thanks n 73,
James
ki5dq
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On Fri, 6/30/17, Matt <lovewell at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Advice on Old TV Antenna Tower
 To: "Cox, Norman R." <nrc at mst.edu>
 Cc: "towertalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>
 Date: Friday, June 30, 2017, 3:02 PM
 
 What is the monetary value of the tower?  Does that amount of money mean anything to you?
 
 No way I'd climb it.
 
 73,
 
 Matt
 K0KB
 
 On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Cox, Norman R. <nrc at mst.edu> wrote:
 
 >      There is an old 55 ft (Delphi) TV antenna tower at the end of my house.  The antennas have blown
 apart in the wind and we haven't used them in years.
 >
 >
 >       Not wanting to waste a tower already up, I wanted to climb the tower, take down the old TV antennas, and
 mount a light-weight VHF/UHF antenna. 
 I got up to the 45 ft level, but decided to come down.  As I would take a step upward, I could see the top of the self-supporting tower begin leaning and wagging around.  There is some rust on the galvanized steel at the top of the tower, but I think it's just surface rust.
 >
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 >
 Question:  Have you ever known of these things buckling and bending over with a climber?  Or am I overreacting?  With the climbing/safety gear on, I am at 200 lbs.  I have seen a repairman go up this tower 20 years ago.  I'm wondering if the bending and bowing around is normal and I am overreacting.
 >
 >
 > Thanks,
 > Norm
 > KE0ZT
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