On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 08:20:57 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9:54:48 PM UTC-5, SID wrote:
We have a triangular Antenna tower that is about 40 years old and stands about 30' high. I climbed 1/2 up to repair that security light that was mounted on it, but was Leary about climbing the entire height to work on the antenna.

Should I be concerned about climbing all the way to the antenna ? its not rusted out, but I am just concerned about how well its anchored in concrete.
I was not there when it was erected, so I don't know if they secured it w/cables while attaching the upper sections and antenna.

Are those antennas designed to hold the weight of a 200 lb person at the top ?

Thanks

OK, Option 3:
Looking the picture, the deck in the view is only 1 year old the the base of the floor structure of the deck is only about 15" from the antenna. What if I added bracing from the deck to the antenna to preventing is from flexing under the load of someone climbing it ?
The bracing could be temporary, in the event that during storms the antenna would try to flex and rip the deck off the house ?


I look at it this way. If you were still the 20-year old version of
yourself, would you hesitate to climb the tower? Probably not, so the
answer is obvious. Find a 20-something to climb the tower. Keep it in the
family to reduce the legal liability. A son/grandson/nephew would be ideal.