Hi ho Electric Bear,A away!!! That's one amazing bear! (Like the
Lone Ranger, except this due's more something else!--Matt, N1IBB.
At 02:27 PM 5/26/2015 -0600, you wrote:
>That is one brave bear...those particular power transmition lines carry in
>excess of 500 thousand volts.
>He balanced himself on the spreader arms that keep the wires apart...with
>that much inductance he would have been a pretty crispy critter if his paw
>or anything else touched the wrong thing while up there.
>The incredible part is how he got back down the tower...that took some
>skill.
>
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve
>Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 2:12 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Source fors Tower Climber
>
>BlankOk, I think there are lots more tower climbers available now. Just =
>have to train them.
>Lol, Steve K8SP
>Bear climbs electrical tower to raid ravens' nest Susan Wyatt, KING-TV, =
>Seattle-Tacoma, Wash. SEATTLE A group of hunters watched as a bear =
>scaled a power transmission tower and raided a raven's nest as the =
>distraught birds looked on. Linda Powell is director of media relations =
>for O.F. Mossberg & Sons, a U.S. firearms manufacturer. Earlier this =
>month she was hosting a bison hunt in northeast Alberta, Canada, when =
>the scene unfolded. She said there were several bears in the area where =
>the group was camping. "I noticed this bear standing on his hind legs at =
>the base of the power transmission tower," she said. She said earlier in =
>the day she had noticed several birds' nests sitting atop the poles. =
>"The bear's posture indicated that it was considering climbing the pole =
>and within seconds, he began to navigate his way up with relative ease," =
>she said. As he was climbing the two ravens that had been guarding the =
>nest began to dive at the bear, pecking him and squawking, she said. She =
>said the hungry bear paid no attention to them and once reaching the =
>top, he balanced himself on two metal rails and proceeded to raid the =
>nest while the ravens continued their attack. "Once the bear had =
>completed his meal, he began the journey down, not quite as gracefully, =
>but without incident. When he reached the bottom, he sauntered off, like =
>that was the way he secured his dinner every day," she said. "The ravens =
>remained and sat next to the nest for hours as if in mourning.=20
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