Texas Hams Injured at Field Day Site

[ARRL]

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).

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[mackmobile43]

You ain't got to be a stupid cber to get your ass handed to you by a power line.

 

[TonyV225]

Viagra has nothing on the stiffness you will have for the first few seconds of contact with a high voltage line.

 

[Happy_Hamer]

“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.

UMMMMMMM Maybe not really a safe distance??????

 

[mackmobile43]

UMMMMMMM Maybe not really a safe distance??????

Doesn't a (safe distance) also include guy wire length? or double that if you disconnect it from the tower first.

 

[Happy_Hamer]

Doesn't a (safe distance) also include guy wire length? or double that if you disconnect it from the tower first.

Not in Texas

 

[C2]

We need some legislation - for our own good...

 

[GLR]

We need some legislation - for our own good...

Or tape measures.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

UMMMMMMM Maybe not really a safe distance??????

That's the first thing I thought of as well. To quote Forrest Gump "Stupid is as stupid does."

 

[Moleculo]

We need some legislation - for our own good...

Contrary to what many politicians will have you believe, you can't legislate away stupidity

 

[C2]

That's right, but you can pad the room...

The first thing that came to mind was the ban on aluminum CB antennas...

 

[15minigrass]

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...

 

[CroMagnum]

An example of Darwinism at work.