Hey /out/.! Do any of yall B.A.S.E. or skydive? Im interested in finding new spots and meeting new people interested in falling off shit without dying. Pic isnt me but I mostly have antenna jumps.
Where are you?
>>682643
Skydiver here.
> started in 2014
> had to leave for a year due to work.
> started getting back into it this year.
Did a jump today and doing one tomorrow.
I haven't been on /out/ for a while and I'm pretty happy to see this thread.
I usually participate in the scuba threads or make threads on search and rescue tracking.
Good to see a skydiver on /out/ what's your DZ?
>Antenna jumps
Is there a way to do this without possibly fucking up your eyes with RF?
Some TV antennas are several million watts, i'd be a bit worried about standing near one.
>>685363
How do you safely jump from a KW antenna?
Are there any pictures of people who tried climbing radiating masts?
>>685859
Not an antenna per say but I have seen an RF burn from about 3-4kw in the upper HF band. Not nice and the burn smell wasn't good.
That said I have heard of some tard climbing pic related wile they were on. Just as well its not that higher power station.
>>685880
>Climbing while on
How did they manage that? Are those radiating masts or wire antennas?
>>685888
>radiating masts
This. They are old school design by today’s standards.
http://www.radioworld.com/article/tough-times-at-pleasure-beach/2437
>>685891
What I want to know is how he avoided cooking himself. Was it off?
>>685917
It wouldn't have been off.
At 600khz and 1kw spread over two towers I don't think that would be hard. I would think it would be as easy as standing on a plastic crate and climbing on above the base insulators. Standing on the peak voltage point (top) of the antenna still has me a little bothered but perhaps the current is so low up there is doesn't matter.
>>685932
>1kw
That explains it. I thought ones that old would be higher wattage.
>>682643
ITT: Antennas.
Some webms
https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1455162516742.webm
>>685965
The mother of all antennas
https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1455162622716.webm
As an rf engineer, this thread please me
>>685975
Where?
How's the pay?
Could I get a job in broadcast engineering with an EE degree?
>>685988
A govt contract company
Great pay
Yes but you need a master's degree at least
>>685992
>Masters degree
Shit.
What if I want to work for a TV or radio station?
Also, by where I mean location.
>>682643
>Y'all
No.
>>682643
I take from the direction of the thread there are no other skydivers?
not a skydiver but a paratrooper in the army so kinda sorta not really
>>685993
Depends. Do you want to design antennas or communication systems? Do you want to test them?
East COAST, US
>>686848
I'd want something like broadcast engineer. I'm in Vermont, so the job would involve a significant amount of time up mountains.
Late this month I'm doing my first jump, it's just a static line from 4000ft.
What can i expect?
>>682643
Found this little shrine in memorial to a base jumper that didn't survive his jump.
It's down Kane Creek RD outside Moab (Utah) at the base of the cliffs in a a tiny alcove across from the Amasa Back parking area.
>>687204
rip
>>687181
that really annoys me fuk that guy
>>687204
This is on youtube. He pulls his chute right after the webm cuts out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7GcS_v32Y
Better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlqAVMEZN7U
BEST:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF214wDC4L8
