This installation demonstrates using a existing tower as one of the guy anchors and guying part way up the existing tower. Not a good idea. Details at: http://home.swbell.net/swca/radio/towerday.html
Please do not think that I am trying to be a "know-it-all" about tower installations, but my employers have spent thousands upon thousands of dollars to train me to recognize dangerous situations inv
This page was dated September 2001 -- is the guy-anchor tower still in use, was it replaced or did it fail? 73/Jon AA1K _______________________________________________ _______________________________
Could be an ok idea, though.. All a matter of design and analysis. Certainly not "simple" or "cookbook", and as N5OT points out, a pain to adjust. However, elevated guys might solve a problem. The id
Oddly, this isn't inherently a bad idea (unlike some of the assembly practices you talk about below, which are). Anything can be adequately engineered, and that includes all manner of odd configurati
I don't understand all the fuss about using man rated climbing ropes and such for tower climbing. How many people climb towers where they are counting on a long slack ropes for fall arrest? I use pai
Hiya, Jim -- Tnx for your thoughtful comments in reply to KC0ERG's email enumerating the potential problems with N5OT's tower installation. The thing is that while OSHA rules are promulgated to promo
Guys, here's the deal: I CLEARLY stated that OSHA's regulations do not specifically apply in this situation. However, just because OSHA does not apply in this situation, it DOESN'T RELEASE YOU FROM C