Three People Killed While Erecting Antenna

[ARRL]

At approximately 8:40 PM on Monday, October 12, a man, woman and their 15 year old son were killed while trying to erect a 50 foot vertical antenna at the home of the man's mother, Barbara Tenn, KJ4KFF, in Palm Bay, Florida. The deceased were not licensed amateurs.



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[C2]

Is there no sensitivity? Just because they want to remove "ham" from the story?

 

[park]

I was thinking the same thing, like a ham license is going to make you a better antenna erector. I was also wondering what happen, most likely involved electrical lines but you never know. It's always sad when someone gets killed in the line of their hobby.