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GoPro climbs super tall antenna... hurl alert

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  1. bushpilot

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    That is purely and utterly terrifying! :loco: :crazy:

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    It aint no antenna...here are some pics of me and the boys on a lattice tower almost 200':smoke:..gravity sure is a biotch...
     

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  3. jetjr

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    So you guys do tower work too? We got a little bit of 33 on towers but I can't think of hearing anyone even talk about working on them.
     
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    Yes we do some...not a whole lot...usually just to test and ground for contractors
     
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    Gotcha, you guys work up to 69 anyways don't you?
     
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    Yes...we have 34kv and 69kv on the poles...an 230kv and 500kv on structures
     
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    Ahh I see I didn't know you guys worked transmission too. We have our own transmission gang.
     
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