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ARRL Volunteer, DXer James H. “Jim” Abercrombie Jr, N4JA, SK

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ARRL member Jim Abercrombie, N4JA (ex-K4BMS), of Enoree, South Carolina, died May 14. He was 76. According to Charles Pennington, K4GK, Abercrombie was fatally injured as the result of a fall from his Amateur Radio tower.

Abercrombie was a serious DXer with 340 current DXCC entities confirmed (mixed). He served briefly in 1972 as the ARRL Section Communications Manager (now Section Manager) for ...





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Not meaning to be insensitive but at 76 years old he had no business climbing a tower. Strength, agility, and cognizance all diminish in everyone by that age and you need all you can get climbing towers.Condolences to his family.
 

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