The overlap between sections is closer to 3 - 3.5 inches.
Tom N4KG
On Fri, 20 Sep 2002 Peter Sundberg <sm2cew@telia.com> writes:
> So what could happen when he rocks the top section he is sitting on
> himself
> ?? Will it jump 6 inches with him on top and come loose.. ??? Come
> on...
>
>
> /Peter SM2CEW
> www.qsl.net/sm2cew
>
>
>
> At 22:54 2002-09-19 , you wrote:
> >They were worse than insane... how about totally stupid!
> Professional? Ha!
> >NO WAY! Those are the idiots that give the decent safety minded
> tower
> >professional a bad name!
> >
> >Betcha if their insurance carrier had been sent photos of their
> stupid
> >stunts, their insurance would have been cancelled in seconds!!!
> And every
> >other carrier would know about it and refuse them insurance from
> that point
> >on!!!
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "tttt ccccc" <k3hx@juno.com>
> >To: <dlabat@tcinternet.net>
> >Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 6:26 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Towertalk] WARNING: Do not try this at home!
> >
> >
> >This "professional" is insane!
> >
> >On Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:44:54 -0500 "Dave LaBat"
> <dlabat@tcinternet.net>
> >writes:
> >> You know how 25G legs get compressed by overtorquing the bolts?
> Well a
> >> professional showed me how you get the sections seperated.. you
> pull
> >> the
> >> bolts then climb up on the now unbolted section and rock it loose,
> >> at over
> >> 100 feet no less. I was worried he was going to take both of us
> off
> >> the
> >> tower!
> >> Dave KØXH
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <Cqtestk4xs@aol.com>
> >> To: <K7LXC@aol.com>
> >> Cc: <Towertalk@contesting.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 8:11 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] WARNING: Do not try this at home!
> >>
> >>
> >> > I once saw a pair of PROFESSIONAL? (really) tower installers put
> >> up 120
> >> feet
> >> > of Rohn 55....unguyed. I now know it can be done...but I
> wouldn't
> >> have
> >> > wanted to be up there.
> >> > Bill K4XS
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