In a message dated 11/13/2003 9:07:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, ke9r@ke9r.com
writes:
> A tornado struck the LT1F M/M on 11 Nov 2003, causing
> three complete tower failures. All 160/80/40/20
> antennas were destroyed. The three towers that fell
> were 45 meters, 35 meters, and 15 meters in height.
>
A terrible loss for sure. It proves once again that it is hard to blow
towers over with a strong wind, but easy to twist them into the ground with a
tornado. We learned this in Texas years ago!
George I. Wagner, K5KG
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