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:
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>> 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
>>
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>>
>> Regarding the climbing of the tower on the empire state building today:
>>
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>> The antennas were not fully live while the climbers were actually on them.
>>
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>>
>> ​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.
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>>
>>
>> ​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.
>>
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>> ​The primary stations affected and forced to temporarily use backup
>> transmitters include:
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>> ​FM Radio Stations (The Master & "Mini" Master Antennas)
>>
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>> ​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:
>>
>>
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>> ​WCBS (101.1 FM)
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>> ​WQHT (Hot 97.1 FM)
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>> ​WPLJ (95.5 FM)
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>> ​Plus over a dozen other major commercial FM stations covering the
>> tri-state area.
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>>
>>
>> ​Television Stations (VHF & DTV Master Antennas)
>>
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>> ​They also scaled past the high-power digital and VHF television
>> transmitters, which include major local network anchors:
>>
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>> ​WCBS-TV (CBS New York)
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>> ​WABC-TV (ABC 7)
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>> ​WPIX (PIX11)
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>> ​WXTV (Univision 41)
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>> ​WFUT (UniMás 68)
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>> ​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).
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>>
>> ​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.
>>
>>
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