[TowerTalk] Copper wire theft

Steve Maki lists at oakcom.org
Mon Dec 25 16:43:17 EST 2023


In India they are taking the whole cell site, including the tower.

https://wirelessestimator.com/articles/2023/thieves-find-it-more-profitable-in-india-to-steal-the-entire-cell-site-instead-of-stripping-cable/

-Steve K8LX

On 12/25/23 2:37 PM, Radio KH6O wrote:
> Your tower might be an invitation to copper wire thieves:
>
> https://insidetowers.com/copper-is-being-ripped-out-coast-to-coast/
>
> We had an incident in Honolulu where someone tried to steal LIVE
> high-voltage wiring; the guy ended up being a charred pile of ash. Bummer
> for him.
>


More information about the TowerTalk mailing list