[TowerTalk] 2 Hams killed erecting a tower.

alsopb alsopb@gloryroad.net
Tue, 21 Mar 2000 20:54:48 +0000


Guys,

This is an extracted from our local newspaper and ran on the AP wire
services.

Morganton, NC - Two men fell 60 feet to their deaths when a wind ugst
toppled a ham radio tower they were building.

Two men were hoisting a section to tower to the two tower workers atop
the partially assembled tower when a wind gust broke the suspended
section, when then cause the tower to topple.


de K3KO

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