At 02:03 AM 4/24/01 EDT, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> Anti-climb panels are just chunks of sheet metal. Get some 4x8 sections
>of relatively thin gauge sheet metal and have a machine shop chop them for
>you. They should cover the tower face at the bottom and 8 feet up - that's
>high enough to discourage anyone from trying to climb over them.
>
> The attachment method is up to you; i.e. hose clamps, nuts and bolts,
>hangers, etc. You'll be amazed at how much money you save doing it this way.
I just wrapped the bottom 6 feet of my tower in hardware cloth, wired to
the tower legs, with a window cut in it for access to the remote antenna
switch. Am I cheap or what?
Thanks to W9LT (now WA7LT) for the idea.
73, Pete N4ZR
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