littlebro 234 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnxfXmGadg8&feature=related Climbing a 1,786 foot guyed mast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 There was an article in our Amateur Radio magazine a couple of years back, written by a feller who does that for a living. He charges $100 an hour for his services!!! One rule he has, "take the climb steady" Takes them several hours to climb a tall tower, taking frequent rests. They take ALL their gear up they will need, including snap and drinking water etc. One of the towers at Walnut Grove south of Sacramento is 2000ft high, has an elevator to the transmission vault, which makes it easy to ascend. When it carried channel 3's analogue equipment it had a 3 inch hose, (co-ax cable) fastened all the way up from the main 6Mw yes six megawatt!! amplifier at the base of the tower to it's antennas at the 2000ft mark! Their cheif engineer lost his job and commercial ticket a few years back. The transmitter dropped out with a high SWR fault. Instead of checking it he closed the breakers and blew the cable out at the half way mark on the tower. Those cables are made in one length, no joints or couplers!! Cost them thousands of dollars for a new cable and the advertisers didn't like the service while the main transmitter was down. No way would I climb a 40 foot tower these days!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Let me think about that for a nanosecond! NO, NO and NO! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 wants certifying! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 can I come down now please Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 It was only a couple of years back a small tower collapsed at a radio station, around 300ft high with a crew working at the top. A guy wire failed due to corrosion, all lost their lives. What about the fellers who work on examining 500,000 volt electricity transmission lines?? The have a special suit, are lowered onto the lines via helicopters, and work their way along the main pair while it is energised?? The only danger is with the helicopter, and taking ill while on the lines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 What do you mean, "I though YOU brought the new bulb" ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 I stood on top of that tower, and on my step ladders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 I read the instructions "Do not stand on the top step"! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 No big deal, once climbed a conker tree on a par with this, well maybe a bit lower lol, been on a few roofs fitting copex down chimneys when young with no crawler, harness etc with no fear (or sense!) but when about 40 fitting new aerial to my own stack, literally froze, thought it was going to be a fire brigade job! took me ages to get down again, since then anything over a step ladder and I don't want to know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Around 1982 Beefsteak went up on my roof to help to put up my CB twig. Beefsteaks fine but the roof has never been the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Good view from up there too See that one at Holmeforth??? I've base jumped that!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 re cb twigs, I had one on my transit, big gutter mount job, one day it flew off and hit a cyclist, proper hospital job, doctor there said worst case of van aerial disease he'd ever seen! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 groan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carltongal 101 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 groan ,groan !rotfl! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 You don't want to get a disease off a Tranny. !sickly! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 my sister was a tranny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Did she work for that Dutch bloke "Hertz Van Hire"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Did she work for that Dutch bloke "Hertz Van Hire"? no she was a backing singer for freddie cannon, getting a bit off topic here, so to get back on track (sort of) I used to think that tightrope walk between the twin towers couldn't be beaten but saw on tv at w/e someone had done such between 2 balloons at I think 11,000 feet (not sure if he had a parachute though) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 It's been done few times , (Never without either a 'chute or being tethered to a safety line though) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 I think Beef was with me going over ladybay bridge, when the mag mount fell off the boot of me MG Midget. We were no doubt Turkey hunting. Nothing changes! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 All but one of my towers are "tilt over" One is a crank up tilt over, but needs repairs before I reuse it, got some welding to do on the bottom of the bottom section, it is a 65 footer. My other tilt overs are 7ft 6ins each section and can assemble to over 80ft guide! Last one is a 40ft free standing tower, Last time I took it down I had to climb it, my nerves won't stand climbing towers any more, so doubt it will go back up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 IMMSC it wasn't even your twig!! And didn't it have a little light bulb on the top (That was smashed in the "Lady Bay Incident" ) that came on when you keyed the Mike?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 I think it might have been Mandy's? And I forgot about the light on the top Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Do what ? This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by TheOnLineEngineer.org Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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