Hi Richard,
Some people just pay to have tower put up professionally. I had someone fall off our tower when we first got into Amateur Radio. He had forgotten to attach his safety belt. Luckily his injuries weren't serious.
You can always have a professional put up your tower which is probably a good thing since they have some insurance in case something happens.
Colleen Roth, N8TNV;


----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Fiorello <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: 2009/04/29 23:20:55
Subject: radio club adventures

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> Hi;
> When this phone call turned south last night I initially thought that =
> there was some reluctance about putting up the tripod and thought I =
> would have it installed by a contractor.  Painful but it does avoid roof =
> leak issues.  I eventually discovered it wasn't just the tripod but the =
> entire project that needed to be professionally done.  You may be quite =
> correct that there is concern about liability.  Wonder how anyone gets a =
> tower put up?
> Richard