[TowerTalk] March QST cover

Jim Thomson jim.thom at telus.net
Wed Mar 1 11:21:13 EST 2017


Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 04:38:58 -0500
From: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] March QST cover

People who say "Much ado about nothing" miss the entire point which is a 
cover photo displaying unsafe practices.
To the Contrary: It is much ado about something important.  The sad part 
is those who are incapable of seeing that.

I's nice that safety precautions were taken when the photograph was 
taken. Although that is certainly important, the real import is the 
impact of what the photo presents and how it is presented as a cover photo.

To call this much ado about nothing does a great disservice to safety in 
tower work. The proper presentation to the uninitiated, (public and most 
hams), is paramount.


73

Roger (K8RI)

##  The damage is done.  Did anybody actually read the entire article ?  Its
in a national  trade publication. 
http://wirelessestimator.com/articles/2017/cover-girl-climber-shot-could-send-high-schoolers-to-their-death/

Wireless estimator was not impressed..now it’s a national embarrassment.    Sure its just a front cover,
and most savvy hams that own a tower know whats going on.  What about the newbie, who is contemplating
his 1st tower?    What if it was a pix of a ham poking about his hb 8877 amp, with top lid off, and no safety 
interlock.   Look carefully, and you will see her hair is 1 ft lower than her shoulders. 10 mph wind, and it all gets
tangled up into everything.  One of the female techs at work got her long hair sucked across the intake of a pair
of high rpm, high hp  centrifugal cooling blowers. Stuck to the finger guards like glue, and no easy way to shut 
them off. 

Jim   VE7RF



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