[TowerTalk] Copper wire thieves destroy 500 ft tower

[J. Hunt]

Hi everyone,
The copper thieves that destroyed the 500' radio tower were arrested.
Suspects arrested in copper theft that destroyed radio tower

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Suspects arrested in copper theft that destroyed radio tower

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a copper theft that resulted in a radio tower being destroyed.
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Yes - I have security cameras around my property, watching/recording.

Thanks n 73,JamesKI5DQ

    On Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 09:09:33 PM CST, Jim W7RY <jimw7ry at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Its both.

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Jim W7RY


On 1/20/2024 7:56 PM, Danny K5CG wrote:
> 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.
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> 3" copper is real hardline, not this flexible stuff called Heliax.
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> 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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Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY

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