[TowerTalk] DL6RAI SK

[David Gilbert]

The picture at this link shows severely corroded hollow tower legs that 
didn't just buckle ... there are multiple jagged breaks.

https://dxnews.com/forum/forum/silent-keys/52187-dl6rai-bernard-buettner-kuechbach-germany

I could imagine that much of the corrosion was inside the legs and not 
readily visible, but I had read elsewhere that the reason DL6RAI was on 
the tower was for the purpose of replacing it.  I don't know if that is 
true or not.

73,
Dave   AB7E



On 5/28/2023 9:26 AM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:
> Looking at couple of the pictures where the tower folded I would guess 
> that it was a guy wire failure probably made worse by the incredibly 
> destructive environment.
>
> W0MU
>
> On 5/23/2023 3:07 AM, jim.thom jim.thom at telus.net wrote:
>> Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 17:28:19 -0400
>> From: <john at kk9a.com>
>> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>, <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] DL6RAI SK
>>
>>
>> <Very sad news from Aruba. Ben, DL6RAI was working on a tower at his 
>> P49V
>> <home this morning when the tower buckled and folded down with Ben 
>> attached.
>> <He died from his injuries.
>>
>> <RIP Ben.
>>
>> <John KK9A - P40A
>>
>> This is sad news.
>> Does anyone know the exact cause of the tower failure ?
>> Was it a guy anchor failure or similar ?
>>
>> Jim  VE7RF