Copper thefts are up all over the country... In my area, new construction sites are being hit hard for both copper wire and copper tubing (water systems).
One has to wonder about the scrap dealers, though. How can they - in good conscience - accept *obviously* NEW wire in spools, or tubing in coils, as scrap??? As long as the idiots have a place to peddle their stuff, they'll keep stealing it... Mark - N9WYS -----Original Message----- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of Ron Wright Jim, I wonder where the RG58 went to. Looks like inside the building. Also noticed the tie-wrap holding your now 2 pieces of the 1/2 inch together. Was this your doing to secure it or did the RG58 installer do it. Does not look like anything missing, just modified, hi. Copper is now going for $2.85 from a scrap dealer, but does not look like this is the case. Here in Tampa area we have recently seen 2 large towers, above 1000 ft, loose a major part of their ground wiring due to some wanting it for the scrap value. Alerts are being posted to tower owners. 73, ron, n9ee/r 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Jim Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/04/21 Mon AM 03:09:16 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bad adapter > >I finally got a new connector and jumper cable installed last week on a >repeater that has been out of service for several months. The hard line and >jumper had been cut with an ax and removed for scrap copper. It has taken me >this long to find a connector for the hard line. They climbed a chain link >fence with barb wire on top to get to the tower, and also removed the >signaling wires to the switches (railroad) for the scrap copper value. > >But even this vandalism does not touch the RG-58 jumper in the picture - > >73 - Jim W5ZIT > >Jeff Kincaid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here's a link >to a photo I made during a recent service call. Someone<br> has cut the >Heliax to our UHF receive antenna and spliced a piece of<br> RG-58 to it. >Seriously, if you're going to hijack an antenna, at > least you could spring for a lousy connector! > > http://www.lafn.org/~jeffk/CoaxSpliceSm.jpg > > Jeff W6JK > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try > it now. > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
