[TowerTalk] DL6RAI SK

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

The post talks about masts but that could be a translation issue.  I 
would love to see pictures and a better write up of what happened so we 
can all learn from this.  It appears that there might have been a guy 
right about that leg break.

It is a testament to all those that manage to keep stations going from 
these high corrosion areas.  I watched my tools rust in days down 
there.  I watched thick metal poles next to the beach completely eaten 
after just a few years.

W0MU

On 5/28/2023 11:57 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
>
> 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
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