Don't ground yourself. On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> How does somebody steal an AM tower without getting electrocuted? arent > they all energized? > > On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 5:50 PM Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com> wrote: > >> Is that the “you’re not using it so it’s mine now” rule? >> >> >> >> Does that apply to cars? How about spouses? >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *CBB - Jay Fuller >> *Sent:* Friday, February 9, 2024 4:53 PM >> *To:* af@af.afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fw: NBC News: Alabama station in disbelief after >> 200-foot radio tower stolen >> >> >> >> >> >> It's in our neighboring county. Been there, know the guy, know the >> station. >> >> For those of you who don't know, I operate a LPFM in our home county >> (since 2014) >> >> >> >> 1) Ok, why on EARTH is this viral? Like internationally viral? >> >> >> >> 2) For all the backstory / scuttlebutt you could ever want (and not >> even on facebook) : >> >> >> >> >> https://www.radiodiscussions.com/threads/wjlx-200-tower-reported-stolen.769741 >> >> >> >> 3) Ok, so chop chop the guy wires, the tower thuds on the ground and you >> just unscrew it in 10 foot sections >> >> just like a rohn25, no? I don't know how "no one" knew it was missing >> tho. Clearly no one listens to that AM, >> >> except for the locals, who say it has been off air for at least 5 years. >> >> >> >> In my home county we have two licensed AMS, 1340 and 1460. 1460 has >> been off air for at least 5 years, >> >> but never filed as silent and still shows as licensed. 1340 signed off >> last week - the property had been abandoned, >> >> seized for unpaid taxes, auctioned from the federal government (all by >> the guy currently running it), and now it's being >> >> sold for a development of houses. Good for them..... >> >> >> >> Promise you lots of other AMS feeding fm translators where the AMs are >> also silent.... >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> *From:* Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> >> >> *To:* af@af.afmug.com >> >> *Cc:* ch...@go-mtc.com >> >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 2:18 PM >> >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Fw: NBC News: Alabama station in disbelief after >> 200-foot radio tower stolen >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Jaime Solorza >> >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 8, 2024 12:42 PM >> >> *To:* Chuck McCown >> >> *Subject:* NBC News: Alabama station in disbelief after 200-foot radio >> tower stolen >> >> >> >> >> https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alabama-station-disbelief-200-foot-radio-tower-stolen-rcna137877 >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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