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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 toassistthe climb! Every time you have to hook and unhook the gorilla hook itmeansyou only have one hand left on the tower. That to me is unsafe. Withfreeclimbing, both hands are available to grab the tower. If you can't free climb - don't climb. Doug_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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