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Re: [TowerTalk] Sad day - W9ZUC tower accident

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sad day - W9ZUC tower accident
From: KD0Q-Glenn <kd0q@traer.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:57:38 -0500
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Yes it would!

But I'd have to disconnect several feet from the top of the tower. http://s171.photobucket.com/user/gathorne/media/Tower/DSCF0267.jpg.html?o=33

There's very little slack as the cable sleeve is attached to the front ring of my harness by a carabiner.

And following the prime directive... I installed it according to the manufacturer's directions :-)

Glenn - KD0Q

On 9/18/2014 11:33, Chris wrote:
Yeah that's it!

If the spring is at the top instead of the bottom then it serves as a shock load device 
to "cushion" the impact if you do fall.

Chris
KF7P






On Sep 18, 2014, at 10:23 AM, KD0Q-Glenn wrote:

I have a safety cable on my tower and it makes ascent and decent safe and easy. 
 Wouldn't be without one.

Here's a photo that shows the cable mount at the top of the tower - 
http://s171.photobucket.com/user/gathorne/media/Tower/DSCF0498.jpg.html?o=33. 
The bottom is spring loaded to keep it tight.

73, Glenn - KD0Q

On 9/18/2014 11:10, Chris wrote:
The slickest thing I've ever seen is a cable stretched tight from top to bottom 
of the tower, and the climber has a device that goes on the cable that only 
slides UP the cable.  It can't slide down, so if you fell it would hold fast.  
This also gives both hands free for climbing.  I've never seen these on a ham 
tower though.  Lots of them in my neck of the woods on ski lift towers.

Chris
KF7P






On Sep 18, 2014, at 10:03 AM, TexasRF--- via TowerTalk wrote:

Please enlighten me: when climbing with a gorilla hook, is there only one
hook/lanyard used or are there two hook/lanyards used?

If two, wouldn't there always be one of the hooks attached to the  tower?

73,
Gerald K5GW


In a message dated 9/18/2014 8:49:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
xdavid@cis-broadband.com writes:


Yes,  you have indeed said that several times here before, and it was
just as  ignorant a comment then as it is now.  Every time you unhook or
hook  to the tower you only have one hand on the tower ... just exactly
as you  only have one hand on the tower when you reach up while climbing
... the  difference being whether or not you are hooked in while that
second hand  isn't on the tower.  How you can possibly believe that one
hand on  the tower is safer than one hand on the tower PLUS one hook on
the tower,  or that a free hand not on the tower is more reliable than a
hook already  on the tower, is totally beyond me.

Dave    AB7E



On 9/17/2014 8:42 PM, Doug Renwick wrote:
I have  said this many times before.  If you can't 'free climb' then you
SHOULD NOT be climbing at all.  The use of a gorilla hook has it's place
-
for resting or at the work station.  But IMO it should not be  used to
assist
the climb!  Every time you have to hook and unhook  the gorilla hook it
means
you only have one hand left on the  tower.  That to me is unsafe.  With
free
climbing, both  hands are available to grab the tower.  If you can't free
climb -  don't climb.
Doug

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