[TowerTalk] Stolen Tower

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

I did not research but I wonder what the cause of death was......  Very 
fishy story.

W0MU

On 12/31/2024 2:55 PM, Jim W7RY wrote:
> This tower site had clearly not been used for MANY (10-15) years. Look 
> at the pictures.
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> Jim W7RY
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> On 12/31/2024 11:40 AM, Wilson Lamb via TowerTalk wrote:
>> I have worked on a few decrepit AM sites.
>> They run on a wing and a prayer and it's hard to understand why 
>> owners hang onto the.
>> No doubt there is some sentimentality and optimism involved. There 
>> are a few small town areas where  people actually listen to weekend 
>> high school football, but they are fading, so to speak.
>> Yes, there absolutely sites where this could happen, at least the 
>> dropping/cutting part.
>> I watched three 200 footers dropped in the space of an hour. There 
>> were no close neighbors and no one cared. We went in and out at all 
>> hours and two pickups could carry 200 feet of small tower.
>> Some time would be required to clean up the guys, easily accomplished 
>> an a couple of hours.
>> I have removed and sold a transmitter, easily carried in a pickup. 
>> Gates, 1KW.
>> It was sold to a ham who stripped it for the iron and took the rest 
>> to a landfill. I got some 833As, want any??
>> I would think a canvass of local scrap yards would be a good idea.
>> I was also involved at a site where a bush hog cut a guy anchor and 
>> brought down a similar tower.
>> We put them back on with an end fed wire, up about 30 ft. The 
>> coverage was pretty good and caught most of the market.
>> Wilson
>> W4BOH
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