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Re: [TowerTalk] DL6RAI SK

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] DL6RAI SK
From: Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Sun, 28 May 2023 10:26:36 -0600
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Looking at couple of the pictures where the tower folded I would guess that it was a guy wire failure probably made worse by the incredibly destructive environment.

W0MU

On 5/23/2023 3:07 AM, jim.thom jim.thom@telus.net wrote:
Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 17:28:19 -0400
From: <john@kk9a.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>,        <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] DL6RAI SK


<Very sad news from Aruba. Ben, DL6RAI was working on a tower at his P49V
<home this morning when the tower buckled and folded down with Ben attached.
<He died from his injuries.

<RIP Ben.

<John KK9A - P40A

This is sad news.
Does anyone know the exact cause of the tower failure ?
Was it a guy anchor failure or similar ?

Jim  VE7RF
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