I agree after looking at several of them, especially the one that has the guy
walking the beam's boom that is being supported by
only a mast and someone else holding it.
Then there is the one which seems to be dangling off of a crane or something
above and they are pounding the cement and setting the
tower in place as a whole. Now that was eye opening.
Bob AD5VJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of jimlux
> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 11:37 AM
> To: k1ttt@arrl.net
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Install Videos for towers
>
> David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
> > Just watch out, some of those videos are great examples of
> how NOT to
> > install towers or antennas.
> >
> >
> no worse than the crew in the picture on page 56 of the Nov
> QST doing what looks like a "iwo jima" of a fairly good sized
> tower with a single rope held by someone over their head and
> wrapped around the body.. flip flops, nary a hard hat to be
> seen (in itself not a problem, with suitable erection
> technique), 3 people standing UNDER the tower as it's being
> raised, not counting the guy taking the picture in the
> background who will also be crushed.
>
> I won't say I've never done something like this myself (duh,
> of course I have, and worse), but it's not exactly a shining
> example of safety.
>
> Jim, W6RMK
>
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