Hi everyone,
The copper thieves that destroyed the 500' radio tower were arrested.
Suspects arrested in copper theft that destroyed radio tower
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Suspects arrested in copper theft that destroyed radio tower
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a copper theft that resulted
in a radio tower being destroyed.
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Yes - I have security cameras around my property, watching/recording.
Thanks n 73,JamesKI5DQ
On Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 09:09:33 PM CST, Jim W7RY
<jimw7ry@gmail.com> wrote:
Its both.
https://scmsinc.com/product/andrew-hj8-50b-3-air-cable/
Jim W7RY
On 1/20/2024 7:56 PM, Danny K5CG wrote:
> I recall when I was in my 20s (young and stupid) I worked for LeBlanc & Royle
> in Canada. We had an overnight job near Kingston Ontario to clean every
> connector of a 3" copper feedline going up a tower. We would remove the
> flange bolts, winch up the section above enough to get the "bullet" out of
> the center conductor, clean it, and reassemble. Then up to the next segment.
> It took all night, but we had a great view from the top at sunup.
>
> 3" copper is real hardline, not this flexible stuff called Heliax.
>
> 73
> Danny, K5CG
> HH 550-000-0609
> SKCC 14257
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Radio KH6O" <radio.kh6o@gmail.com>
> To: "towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2024 10:46:26 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Copper wire thieves destroy 500 ft tower
>
> Ok, in my last post I got the tower height (700 ft) wrong, but this time
> it's correct!
>
> https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/copper-thieves-destroy-kitxs-radio-tower
>
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Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY
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