Yeah the doc is from 2024 about their life, there will probably be a follow up doc after this latest stunt I would guess
On Sat, Jul 4, 2026, 10:03 AM Chuck <[email protected]> wrote: > I would get one of those chain mail RF protection suits. So there is a > documentary out alteady? > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 4, 2026, at 2:07 AM, TJ Trout <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I watched their documentary and they definitely aren't dumb, they probably > studied the building for exploits for months or maybe years. It's actually > a really good film "skywalkers a love story" on Netflix. They use drones to > film and then break everything down into a methodical plan. > > Chuck, hypothetically speaking, if you had to climb the spire without > prior coordination how would you do it? I was thinking you could use a RF > monitor and somehow alter the SWR (jumper cables?) to trigger the TX > protections? Or would you be cooked just getting that close for a few > seconds? > > > > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2026, 6:39 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You have to wonder, did the climbers know this? Both the danger, and the >> safety protocol? Or were they just dumb but lucky? >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *CBB - Jay Fuller >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 2, 2026 8:28 AM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Empire state building >> >> >> >> >> >> Regarding the climbing of the tower on the empire state building today: >> >> >> >> The antennas were not fully live while the climbers were actually on them. >> >> >> >> As soon as the two daredevils (identified as Russian "rooftoppers" >> Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus) were spotted climbing the spire, the >> building immediately triggered emergency safety protocols. >> >> >> >> Broadcasters quickly shifted their signals to backup auxiliary sites >> (mostly located atop 4 Times Square, the Condé Nast Building) for about an >> hour to avoid injuring or killing the climbers with extreme RF (radio >> frequency) radiation. >> >> >> >> They returned to normal operations once the NYPD took the couple into >> custody around 1:00 PM. >> >> >> >> What Stations Broadcast from Those Antennas? >> >> >> >> The Empire State Building is one of the most critical broadcast hubs in >> North America. To reach the very peak where they unfurled their peace >> banner and staged their marriage proposal, the couple had to scale directly >> past equipment used by a massive lineup of New York City stations. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> The primary stations affected and forced to temporarily use backup >> transmitters include: >> >> >> >> FM Radio Stations (The Master & "Mini" Master Antennas) >> >> >> >> The couple had to climb past the main master antenna—home to 15 major >> NYC FM stations—as well as the "Mini" master antenna. >> >> >> >> Some of the most notable radio stations transmitting from the spire >> include: >> >> >> >> WCBS (101.1 FM) >> >> >> >> WQHT (Hot 97.1 FM) >> >> >> >> WPLJ (95.5 FM) >> >> >> >> Plus over a dozen other major commercial FM stations covering the >> tri-state area. >> >> >> >> Television Stations (VHF & DTV Master Antennas) >> >> >> >> They also scaled past the high-power digital and VHF television >> transmitters, which include major local network anchors: >> >> >> >> WCBS-TV (CBS New York) >> >> >> >> WABC-TV (ABC 7) >> >> >> >> WPIX (PIX11) >> >> >> >> WXTV (Univision 41) >> >> >> >> WFUT (UniMás 68) >> >> >> >> The very top tip where they hung their banner was the old top-mount >> master antenna, which historically serviced the analog signals for WNBC and >> WNYW (Fox 5). >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Why Shutting Down Was Critical >> >> >> >> Broadcast engineers and former chiefs noted after the incident that >> climbing a live master antenna array without specialized protection is >> incredibly lethal. The sheer amount of concentrated electrical and >> electromagnetic energy on the spire can cause massive internal RF burns to >> human tissue within minutes. Broadcasters acted instantly to drop power and >> reroute the market's airwaves until the NYPD Emergency Services Unit safely >> escorted the couple down >> >> >> >> ----- Reply message ----- >> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]> >> Subject: [AFMUG] OT Empire state building >> Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2026 2:28 PM >> >> >> >> How did those two climbers not get cooked by the bat wing tv transmission >> antennas they had to climb. Say those were 25kW stations, they would have >> over 1kV at the feed points. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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