[Antennas] Kite as vertical

[Alan C. Zack]

Quite true.  I'm sure most of you have seen these small party balloons that
are silver color and have some kind of metallic coating.  I went to a
wedding where they had these kinds of balloons and some were let loose as
the bride and groom left the church.  One of them somehow got contacted a
high voltage line above the church's sidewalk.  There was a spark, and a
POW! and the block went dark.
Also about a couple of weekends ago a local lawyer was using an aluminum
pool hook to break some palm fonds off a tree.  The pole hit a power line
and he died on the spot.
Be careful.

Harvey&Bessie wrote:
> 
> For kite or balloon supported antennas one should always make doubly
> sure there are no high voltage power liner anywhere near where the
> antenna, in falling, might come into contact with such. Many a ham (and
> CBer, too) has been killed by things like antennas that come into
> contact with power lines. Yeah, I know, "It can't happen to me."
> Just be sure, rather than sorry.
> Harvey/W4TG
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