A few years ago, a person in NC was stealing coax from cell towers. He
is relatively well-known in online tower groups for his belief that he
is allowed to do so. If you want to go down *that* rabbit hole, here
is an article:
https://www.wbtv.com/2021/09/13/man-accused-stealing-cable-phone-tower-invokes-names-ben-franklin-john-hancock-attempt-avoid-arrest/
Mike, N1TA
On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM Jim Lux <jim@luxfamily.com> wrote:
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> yeah, these guys are actually stealing wire out of live streetlight circuits.
> And of course, they don't realize that optical cables have no copper, so
> there have been cases of them cutting phone cables up.
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> I don't know that coax would be a 'target of opportunity" for them.
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> they're more in the "steal welding cables off the back of a truck" or "spools
> of wire" mode of operation.
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> On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:38:16 -0500, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo@gmail.com>
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> Here's a story on the high amount of copper theft in one area (Los
> Angeles) but copper theft can take place anywhere. The value of
> copper has increased dramatically to over 50% from where it was a few
> years ago. If you are in a vulnerable location with visible copper
> you might consider doing something to make it less visible.
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> https://moneywise.com/news/copper-wire-thieves-target-atts-underground-vault-in-la-1502-incidents-leave-streets-in-dark-folks-without-service-why-does-it-keep-happening
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> Rob
> K5UJ
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