Can you climb a radio tower?

Question: Is it safe to climb AM radio towers while the station is on the air? Answer: In general, “hot” AM antenna climbing is not a good idea. It is only safe when the system is operating at very low power. If the power into the base of the antenna exceeds 500 Watts, nobody should be allowed to climb the tower .

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How do they erect radio towers?

A large fixed boom crane the is used to erect the tower up to or above the first set of guy wires which are attached to guy anchors. Then the tower is rigged with two cables , load and gin pole jump through a gin pole that is now used to erect the tower one section at a time.

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