ANNOUNCE - Any Tower Climbers in Michigan? AT ALL?
I'm in a bit of spot, and I need a little help!
Here's the story. My Mom bought me a Tri-Band Comet CX-333 2/220/440 antenna for my Birthday. I have a 40 Ft TV Tower in my backyard. It's Guyed. There is a Antron-99 up there, that's attached to a 10 ft Mast pipe which is all the way down in the tower.
I need someone to give me a hand here. I need a climber, with a belt preferred. My Dad has one, but I am not sure of it's condition. I need the old antenna brought down, and old antenna removed from the mast and you to help me put the new one together and you to climb my tower and install the new antenna, on the mast on the top of my tower. I have 54 ft of coax ready to go with connectors, all I have to do is hook it to a bulkhead connector and seal it.
I will attach a pic of the tower. (Or part of it at least)
If you can help, Please call 1-313-382-0272, after 2:00 P.M Please.
I am unemployed, so I cannot pay you. Whatever happened to Hams helping other hams?
73 de K8CPA -Chuck
Listing #827514 - Submitted on 05/21/10 by Callsign K8CPA
I had some questions:
Dear Charles P. Adkins K8CPA,
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The response is from:
Name: TERRY M0RGAN
Callsign: N8ERM
E-mail: n8erm@qth.com
The response is:
How is it guyed:
Type of guys?
Number of them?
Foot level that they are guyed?
How are guys terminated at ground level.
Is there ANY rust on the tower?
Tell me about how the tower is set in the ground ie size of the hole and how much cement.
Any more pictures?
And recieved this answer:
--- On Fri, 5/21/10, Patrick <tpblogeditor> wrote:
From: Patrick <tpblogeditor>
Subject: Answer
To: n8erm@qth.com
Date: Friday, May 21, 2010, 8:21 PM
You interested in climbing or writing a book?
I can snap some pictures tomorrow. too dark right now.
73
-Chuck K8CPA
I could see how this was going and retractred the offer to help with this email:

I would not consider climbing a tower without the information I nicely ask for. You just lost your tower climber.
Flag this messageRe: AnswerFriday, May 21, 2010 9:36 PMFrom: This sender is DomainKeys verified"Patrick" <tpblogeditor>Add sender to ContactsTo: "TERRY and MARCY MORGAN" <tmmorg>Well, if you get offended that easily, I would not want you on my tower anyway. You'd most likely do something stupid, fall off the tower, and then try and blame me for it.
I was willing to take pictures of the tower, but if you're that damned thin skinned, I don't want your help.
Good luck in the contest OM...
-Chuck K8CPA