My First Megatall Broadcast Tower- My Life as a Broadcast Tower Climber Episode 3
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- We kick off another project in Eastern North Carolina in this episode, featuring many firsts for me. My first time operating a telehandler, first time working above the clouds, and first time on a tower taller than every building on the continent.
I'm really impressed by this tall structure.
There are even some reports about illegal lattice climbers getting caught on those towers.
Greetings from New Zealand Had 2 falls at10 meters 30ft in my life time watching you climb up the tower my sence of balance is EYES CLOSED
But i still watch you Never forget that light BULB STAY HOOKED UP at all times and stay safe
Glad it’s you. I could not do that
Nice work
Pitt County NC WITN/WNCT TV tower near Grifton off of NC highway 119
It’s an hour from my house, over in Swansboro.
Keep this up brother! I’ve always liked what you had going but these UA-cam vids are just what the internet ordered!!! I would definitely be interested in a poster or what ever you come up with! And afterwords you can tell me how I can have some prints made myself! Stay 100 brother!
Much appreciated! I think this format is closer to my vision, and once I get a few more things figured out I’ll start another series with my current work. I’ll keep y’all updated on the poster/prints!
I’ve been on a few towers over 1500’ and have been up to 1980’ at the highest but was only swapping safety climb systems…..Mad respect to you guys doing that big boy structural work on those big sticks!
I appreciate it. It’s cool you got to experience what it’s like up there, my videos will never do it justice!
@@intheairwithsamseriously, videos will never do it justice. It’s cool that you are putting the videos out for non-climbers to see! Keep it safe up there my guy, you know, stay 100%.
@@danielmason244they really dont
Elevator?!? You've got it made! Nice videos -- be safe.
We were really lucky having a lot of towers with elevators over the repack! I thought they were more common than I’ve realized in my post-repack work.
id love to conquer a broadcast tower. only ones i haven't done yet. stay safe. whoop!
FM antennas at 1:22 are dielectric DCRM :)
Greenville NC checking in!
Best bbq in the world is Esastern NC bbq!
@@intheairwithsam It’s crazy how small the world is. I watched a video from Australia, right before yours and the first comment was from a guy from Spartanburg SC. I graduated college from that tech school!
I can see it would be easy for a plane or helicopter to hit this tower!
Nope. Not ever. Never.
I’m interested in poster prints.
Awesome! I’ll look into getting some made and post an update in the next video I do in this series!
I gotta nope TF out. 😵💫😵💫
quite a bit of rust on that galv. tower
True that! It’s not too far from the coast so it gets some salty air.
Are the various transmitters (the ones that you'll be working near) turned off when you're working on these towers?
Some of these antennas can push up to a million watts so they’re turned off when we need to work on a tv antenna or powered down if we’re working below and still being exposed to too much rf. Powering down FMs is more common as they’re often side mounted on the tower legs at various elevations. 60-100’ above or below a radio antenna there’s no measurable rf, we carry rf monitors and definitely won’t work near energized antennas!
i wish. depends on the work. but mainly they just lower the power level.
ha nice. Also from NC. Spend a lot of time down east. Where is this located
Grifton is the closest town
@@intheairwithsam
Familiar with it…..
You should invest in a gopro, that would be awesome
I have some now! These videos are from 5 years ago when I was starting broadcast work. I’ve been on a lot of small maintenance projects this year but hopefully will have something cool to use the GoPros for before long!
@@intheairwithsam Sounds awesome.
Best wishes from sweden and stay safe
Is that tower in Trenton nc
Very scary (to me) but also interesting. Are lightning strikes something you're concerned about? If it takes you 18 minutes for a full descent...
Edit: I see you've already responded to a similar question.
yes, we have to watch for inclement weather and act accordingly
Hi, What happens if lightning hits the tower if you are on the tower or if you are in the elevator?
To protect the antennas from shorting out and to protect the structure, towers are extensively grounded with large ground rings buried underground before the tower is built. The lighting should pass harmlessly down the lower through the tower legs, this is what guys I know who have experienced lightning strikes say happens as long as you’re not grounded yourself anywhere. I would rather not experience it myself!
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I’m an amateur operator and my fat ass gets nervous climbing my 60 foot tower lol, watching this makes my nuts go in my stomach at times.
1:10 that's already too high. 🫣