Thanks for forwarding this Dave and kudos to K1IR (Jim) for doing the talk and
making it available.
While the discussion in the later portion about the right way to take down a
tower was really good, it seems that in this day of Youtube videos, maybe a
place for people doing it right to show some videos of specifically how they
are doing it would be valuable. And what are they inspecting before they
climb, etc.
Just a thought to add on to this positive start.
Ed N1UR
-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of David
Siddall
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:49 AM
To: cq-contest
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Tower Safety
Below is a link to an excellent talk about tower safety recently presented by
K1IR, Jim Idelson. Jim presents what a HAM needs to know and provides a clear
explanation of today's safety equipment, which is greatly improved since my
first tower climb years ago with an old lineman's belt.
I have been surprised to see hams still relying on their decades-old belts to
climb towers. This is especially distressing given the middle and even
advanced ages of many ham climbers. For those of you who climb, this video is
for you. I urge you to make an investment in your own safety so that Jim will
be less likely to be adding your callsign to his analysis.
LINK: https://tinyurl.com/rtsldze
73, Dave K3ZJ
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