Hi Brett:

I built my home-brew tower during the night also.
A neighbour had a dog with exceptional hearing and a loud voice though which
almost blew my cover on a few occasions!

Many years ago, I was repairing some guttering at about 25 feet high from a
ladder - had just finished, descended, and as my first foot hit the ground,
I found my arm being restrained, and a 'click' as hand cuffs put on he by
the local copper (U.K. slang for policeman)!
He took some persuading that I was really fixing the gutter at 1 A.M.!

David



-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Brett Winches
Sent: 07 August 2007 13:48
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Night vs day antenna work RE: 2nd tower question

I think my reasons were not related to vision but youthful enthusiasium
to get a job done.     Typically I was off to classes in the daytime and
at that time I would think nothing about going out for a cup of coffee
and food with ham friends at 10:00 pm return home at midnight work on an
antenna until 2:00 am and than think about sleeping.  Alas no more,=20


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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 5:46 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: 2nd tower question

Bret:
Did you climb at night just to avoid the outpouring of human kindness
directed your way from loving neighbors concerned about your personal
safety on the top of a tower?
Hi hi
No doubt there are stories of blind hams climbing towers, just to have
local public safety officials arrive ...I prefer to do most of my minor
antenna work at night as well to avoid anoying questions or concerns or
even the stares of those who have too much time on their hands.
Its just too bad that my sited helpers can't work under the same
conditions....i suppose its too bad that i can't accomplish what they
can in the daylight and with vision either hi hi.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: 2nd tower question


> Those tower stories give me the willies just reading them grin.    =
=3D20
>
> I think I can get at least one of them to assist me but I got to teach
> him not to look down first. =3D20
>
> I used to do my work at night and I had a neighbor  who worked with
the
> same radio station I did at that time and he was amazed to find new
> antennas in the mornings.  After about the 4th time he finally got the
> message that I did not need light to deploy a new antenna whether it
was
> a wire or a small beam or something else.  Given these were guyed
> telescoping masts and yard arm wire support son a larger guyed tower
but
> I still got a good chuckle out of the attitude of the sight dependant.
=3D20
>
>
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