[TowerTalk] Copper wire thieves destroy 500 ft tower

[Danny K5CG]

I recall when I was in my 20s (young and stupid) I worked for LeBlanc & Royle in Canada. We had an overnight job near Kingston Ontario to clean every connector of a 3" copper feedline going up a tower. We would remove the flange bolts, winch up the section above enough to get the "bullet" out of the center conductor, clean it, and reassemble. Then up to the next segment. It took all night, but we had a great view from the top at sunup.

3" copper is real hardline, not this flexible stuff called Heliax.

73 
Danny, K5CG 
HH 550-000-0609 
SKCC 14257

----- Original Message -----
From: "Radio KH6O" <radio.kh6o at gmail.com>
To: "towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2024 10:46:26 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Copper wire thieves destroy 500 ft tower

Ok,  in my last post I got the tower height (700 ft) wrong, but this time
it's correct!

https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/copper-thieves-destroy-kitxs-radio-tower

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73,
Jeff KH6O
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