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1. Topband: Tower failure at VE6WZ (score: 1)
Author: VE6WZ_Steve <ve6wz@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 08:55:08 -0600
Hello fellow DXers...... VE6WZ will be QRT from the HF bands above 160m. On Tuesday Aug 27, I suffered a main lift cable failure on my crank up tower that destroyed all of my Yagi's and the US tower.
/archives//html/Topband/2024-09/msg00009.html (11,615 bytes)

2. Re: Topband: Tower failure at VE6WZ (score: 1)
Author: Wes Stewart via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 15:13:11 +0000 (UTC)
Glad you are okay.  You have my deepest sympathy.  Wes  N7WS VE6WZ will be QRT from the HF bands above 160m. On Tuesday Aug 27, I suffered a main lift cable failure on my crank up tower that destroye
/archives//html/Topband/2024-09/msg00010.html (13,207 bytes)

3. Re: Topband: Tower failure at VE6WZ (score: 1)
Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 08:25:46 -0700
Thanks for sharing your story Steve. Scary stuff. So glad you came out of this accident without a serious injury. Looking forward to hearing you on 160 this winter with the new driven element. Tree N
/archives//html/Topband/2024-09/msg00011.html (14,279 bytes)

4. Re: Topband: Tower failure at VE6WZ (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:38:19 -0300
Steve, First, I am so glad that you're OK. I always really enjoy reading your reports and watching your youtube videos and having those occasional topband QSO's with you and I will look forward to mo
/archives//html/Topband/2024-09/msg00012.html (7,055 bytes)

5. Re: Topband: Tower failure at VE6WZ (score: 1)
Author: Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:06:33 -0600
Steve, Wow!  That is awful but you are one lucky son of a gun!  Glad you are still with us! W0MU Mike VE6WZ will be QRT from the HF bands above 160m. On Tuesday Aug 27, I suffered a main lift cable f
/archives//html/Topband/2024-09/msg00013.html (13,296 bytes)

6. Re: Topband: Tower failure at VE6WZ (score: 1)
Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 11:19:03 -0700
Thanks for the detailed report, Steve. Very sorry to hear of your loss, but glad to see that you've come through it as well as you did, the result of thinking fast and making the right decision! Your
/archives//html/Topband/2024-09/msg00014.html (8,336 bytes)

7. Re: Topband: Tower failure at VE6WZ (score: 1)
Author: Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 15:38:42 -0600
I just installed an MA-550 and I wish I could lay the tower over from far away.  Just feels bad to be right there.  I have a motor to crank it up and I can stand quite a distance away.  I might make
/archives//html/Topband/2024-09/msg00018.html (9,326 bytes)

8. Re: Topband: Tower failure at VE6WZ (score: 1)
Author: Wes Stewart via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 21:47:55 +0000 (UTC)
I have a Rohn 45 foldover tower and have limited the antenna to something very modest so it's well within the weight limits when folding it over.  Still it always scares the hell out of me to be next
/archives//html/Topband/2024-09/msg00020.html (9,878 bytes)

9. Re: Topband: Tower failure at VE6WZ (score: 1)
Author: Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 17:11:45 -0500
I couldn't possibly have said it any better! :-) 73 Mike W0BTU https://web.archive.org/web/20190827040547/http://w0btu.com/ _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband -
/archives//html/Topband/2024-09/msg00022.html (8,253 bytes)


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