What we did is rope to one end and they then, "slung" it from the 
bottom end of the guy, and by flicking the rope, slid it all the way 
to the top. My job, then, was to catch it and make sure that the it 
wouldn't slide back down the declined guy. :)
I hope that makes some kind of sense, easier to picture it than to 
describe adequately. :)

Curtis Delzer
W B 6 H E F
Fessenden, North Dakota; 58438-7300

At 12:33 PM 6/4/2008, you wrote:
>that must have been some dipole.....was it stretched between two towers or
>did it go all the way to the ground...
>Having multiple wave lengths on 160 must have been great for the receiving
>side of things?
>The top guy wires must have been like 6 or 700 feet long right?
>
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Curtis Delzer" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:17 AM
>Subject: Re: about he 40 foot tower
>
>
> > I remember climbing a 500 foot tower on field day back when I was
> > young and pretty foolish, and then, strapping the end of a dipole
> > onto a guide cable using that locking metal tape wrapped around the
> > huge cable. When we were all done, guess who went up and cut that
> > metal strapping?
> > me, the blind guy who couldn't see how far to fall down. Also I made
> > more CW contacts than anyone else that year in our club, quite the
> > motivator, eh? :)
> > Climbing 40 foot towers, don't do it in a breeze, ok?
> >
> > <grin>
> >
> > Curtis Delzer
> > W B 6 H E F
> > Fessenden, North Dakota; 58438-7300
> >
> > At 01:51 PM 6/1/2008, you wrote:
> > >Hi;
> > >I might almost be dumb enough to climb it but the problem comes when you
>get
> > >to the top.  What to do then?
> > >Richard
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 12:46 PM
> > >Subject: Re: about he 40 foot tower
> > >
> > >
> > >Thanks Steve; I'll NEVER, NEVER try that!!!
> > >Pat, K9JAUAt 08:26 AM 6/1/2008, you wrote:
> > > >No I prefer pants,  it keeps the hairs on my legs from rustling in the
> > > >wind.
> > > >
> > > >73, Steve KW3A
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 9:04 AM
> > > >Subject: Re: about he 40 foot tower
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Is that from experience?  lol, j/k
> > > > > I've been up a tower before, it's not bad, and that was a
>temporarily
> > > > > setup
> > > > > field day tower, not very solid, I felt pretty secure on it though.
> >
> >
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