[TowerTalk] DOT- USCG Tower Manual

[Mac]

I did what Roger has done as well,  just a belt safety strap and bag of 
lamps near a 700' Microwave tower in the Dallas area [ in my misspent 
youth] it paid in the early 70's a $1.00 a foot one way, or .50 round 
trip,  had the jumbo ass size lamps got past the microwave dish's and 
they would turn them off for the time i was at or near the face going up 
or down. when i arrived at the top and last few to change, for fun and 
"look see" i tossed over a few of the ones i had replaced.

Safely back on the ground and getting all done and expecting payment as 
agreed, the manager asked why i was short 2 lamps, i told him, he smiled 
and said he was unsure but would have to now wait till dark to be sure 
ALL the lighting was working, and made a point of showing his distrust 
of my casual 'tossing' .

I scurried out into the field and recovered the two i had tossed and 
brought back the base's wherein they were date coded and scratched with 
month and yr , he still made me wait a week to get paid, yes i learned, 
but more a memory than a real lesson.

Again my mis-spent youth and needing a quick infusion of cash, not 
withstanding my age but more Wisdom, I'd no more do that today than fly 
to the moon.

mac/mc  w5mc

On 8/29/2019 8:26 AM, Roger D Johnson wrote:
> I went up the 625 ft tower on Kure Island in the 60s to relamp it.
> I just grabbed a safety belt and a bag of bulbs, scampered up and
> got the job done! Nice photos from the top.
>
> 73, Roger
>
> On 8/28/2019 5:33 PM, Don wrote:
>> Was looking for something else re the USCG and ran across this 214 
>> page Tower Manual dated 2002.
>>
>> Glanced through it, in particular was interested in the pages about 
>> 'riding the guys'!!
>>
>> Had not seen this referenced before although may certainly have been. 
>> Looks pretty complete.
>>
>> https://media.defense.gov/2017/Mar/29/2001723584/-1/-1/0/CIM_11000_4A.PDF 
>>
>>
>> Don W7WLL
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