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Texas Hams Injured at Field Day Site

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On the morning of June 26, two Texas radio amateurs -- Danny Caldwell, AD5IP, of Kamay, and Mike Byrne, AE5CO, of Iowa Park -- received electric shocks as they took down an inverted V antenna. According to Wichita County Emergency Coordinator Larry Ballard, KE5KNV, the two were taking part in Field Day as part of the Wichita Amateur Radio Society (WARS).

“The Wichita Amateur Radio Society decide...





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Viagra has nothing on the stiffness you will have for the first few seconds of contact with a high voltage line.
 
“The antennas were located in the same location as the prior year, using the same safety practice of locating the antennas a safe distance from power lines and structures.
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UMMMMMMM Maybe not really a safe distance??????
 
That's right, but you can pad the room...

The first thing that came to mind was the ban on aluminum CB antennas...
 
They say we CB guys are dummines. huh! Wonder how they passed the test for HAM licence. Dang, every equipment, antennas, tower explicitly have a warning sticker applied to it. They must have been drinking? But hey, hopefully there O.K. Peace, Jim...
 

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