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IN OCTOBER 2004 QST, TOP LEFT PAGE 52.  IM NOW SURPRISED THAT IT REAPPEARS
IN NOVEMBER QST, TOP LEFT PAGE 112.  THIS PHOTO SHOWS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE
TOWER OPERATION NO APPARENT SAFETY BELTS, NO HARD HATS OR GLOVES, THREE
PEOPLE.  I HATE TO SEE UNSAFE PRACTICES SUCH AS THIS, ESPECIALLY
HIGHLIGHTED.  TOWER WORK IS ONE OF MY INTERESTS IN AMATEUR RADIO.  I DO A
LOT OF TOWER WORK AS A HOBBY AND FEEL THAT SAFETY HAS TO BE TOP PRIORITY.
WE HAVE HEARD OF MANY AMATEURS GETTING HURT AND KILLED ON TOWER PROJECTS.
LAST YEAR THREE PROFESSIONAL TOWER CREWMEN WERE KILLED ON A COMMERCIAL TV
TOWER THAT COLLAPSED HERE IN HUNTSVILLE.  GREG SARRATT, W4OZK, ALABAMA
SECTION MANAGER, HARVEST, ALABAMA I AM LOOKING AT THE PHOTO ON PAGE 52 IN
AMAZEMENT.  GOOD THING THEY WERE NEAR A HOSPITAL.  FIRST, THREE PEOPLE IS A
LOT TO HAVE ON ROHN 25 TYPE TOWER.  SECOND, NONE OF THE THREE APPEARS TO BE
WEARING ANY APPROVED TYPE OF CLIMBING/FALL ARREST GEAR.  IN FACT, ONE
APPEARS TO HAVE NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AND THE OTHER TWO LOOK TO BE USING
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AG4ZU 995 2 14 3,364 TN Guilford County ARES NA4GC KF4ZGZ 842 2 25 3,360 NC
Chaparral ARS W6MV KF6YGI 875 2 12 3,342 SB Pine State ARC N1ME K1GUP 898 2
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