Gary S. wrote:
I seem to recall that one of the early founders of amateur radio in
the US died from a similar accident.

Details escape me, although I recall reading about it sometime last
year.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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Russ Hall was eletrocuted by a CRT power supply
in the 30's while building an early TV receiver.