[TowerTalk] Do you have copper?

[Leeson]

When we were operating our M/M HC8N in the Galapagos Is., we noticed 
that the thimbles, turnbuckles and anchors of power pole guy wires in 
town were buried underground. We had the impression this was intended to 
thwart wire theft.

Dave, W6NL/HC8L

On 10/24/25 10:27 AM, Jim Lux wrote:  > yeah, these guys are actually
stealing wire out of live streetlight circuits.  And of course, they
don't realize that optical cables have no copper, so there have been
cases of them cutting phone cables up.
> 
> I don't know that coax would be a 'target of opportunity" for them.
> 
> they're more in the "steal welding cables off the back of a truck" or
> "spools of wire" mode of operation.
> 
> 
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:38:16 -0500, Rob Atkinson
> <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Here's a story on the high amount of copper theft in one area (Los 
> Angeles) but copper theft can take place anywhere. The value of 
> copper has increased dramatically to over 50% from where it was a
> few years ago. If you are in a vulnerable location with visible
> copper you might consider doing something to make it less visible.
> 
> https://moneywise.com/news/copper-wire-thieves-target-atts-underground-vault-in-la-1502-incidents-leave-streets-in-dark-folks-without-service-why-does-it-keep-happening
>
>  73
> 
> Rob K5UJ