While visiting this year’s Hamcation® in Orlando, my wife and I were in the NPOTA seminar and I heard a loud boom. I thought that's interesting, someone is firing a 12 noon cannon salute, but the time was a little off, it was 12:05. (Hams always know the correct time!)
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It turns out someone setting up their antenna had laid it across the high-power lines that run across the field. The area was roped off while the electric company powered down the lines to remove the antenna. No one was injured but the radio was hooked up at the time and most likely created a bunch of 'was-gates' out of the electronics. Looking around the camping area, we noticed another accident waiting to happen with another antenna 5 ft from the wires, swaying in the afternoon breeze.
The RV water and power plugs across the field are all on the poles so RVers clustered tightly around the poles. Like a moth to the flame....
High Power Antenna
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