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| Subject: | Trees falling onto guy wires |
| From: | ke5fi@wt.net (C. Logan Dietz (KE5FI)) |
| Date: | Wed, 16 Oct 1996 10:24:20 -0700 |
I had a huge oak tree fall across the guy wires of a 70' Rohn 25 tower and it merely pushed the guy wire to the ground bending the tower over and bending the 10' guy post over. Of course, it was a mess to get down from there! Chuck KE5FI (The 10 meter Man) -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: K7LXC@contesting.com Sponsored by Akorn Access, Inc & KM9P |
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