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Tallest GNSS Antenna Installation
Posted by MarkSilver on January 5, 2017 at 3:07 amHoly C. r. a. p!
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This is about the scariest thing I have ever seen in my life!
What are the chances of that getting hit by lightning?
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shawn-billings replied 7 years, 8 months ago 9 Members · 10 Replies -
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The steeplejacks I’ve watched on antenna jobs climbed without any protection. They didn’t even use closed carabiners when resting, just a big open hook. Of course these were only 200-foot towers, but as the radio engineer told me, fall from anything over 35 feet and you’re going to die no matter what.
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Thanks Mark, now my hands are all sweaty and I have to clean my mouse. 😉
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gschrock, post: 407510, member: 556 wrote: We also ran one for while on the Columbia Tower (287m) to see how much sway in high winds
I sure hope you received around $10K/hour to be up there. I hate heights unless I’m in an aircraft or helicopter. 😉
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Mark Silver, post: 407459, member: 1087 wrote: Holy C. r. a. p!
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This is about the scariest thing I have ever seen in my life!
What are the chances of that getting hit by lightning?
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It’s one thing working at those heights anyway, but to do it in those temperatures is wild. I’ve actually been in that building. It’s a beautiful scene from the top floor, but I never got to the tippy top like those guys. LOL. The part where he pauses for his helper to rub his hands makes it pretty real.
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Not my cup of tea but I do sure like the teamwork showed here!
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Not my cup of tea? I could barely watch the video.
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I have climbed TV towers, at night to fix the lights on them. My friend Tom liked me, and wanted me full time. I loved the tower work. We went to 1900 feet, at night, and he climbed the “Stick”.
I backed off, when I realized that being gone from my family was “Not my cup of tea”.
But, the heights, and climbing with 80 Lb bag below me was fine.
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billvhill, post: 407678, member: 8398 wrote: I quit at about 20 feet
I don’t like putting Christmas lights on our two story house. Just a little too far above terra firma. This displeases Mrs Billings every year.
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