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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
      Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207=20


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      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  =20
      March 12, 1987  =20
      Release # 87-017=20
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Antron Antenna Research & Electronics Recalls Omnidirectional CB Base =
Station Antenna
WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety =
Commission, Antron Antenna Research t Electronics, Holland, Ohio is =
voluntarily recalling its Antron Model,"99" omnidirectional CB base =
station antennas. If contact is made by the antennas with an electrical =
power line while being installed or taken down, the antennas have the =
potential for severe or fatal shock.

The CPSC stated that in tests conducted on the Model "99", it failed to =
comply with the agency's mandatory safety standard. The standard is =
intended to reduce the electrocution hazard if the antenna should =
accidentally contact a power line while being removed or installed.

The CPSC is not aware of any injuries or deaths involving the Antron =
"99" omnidirectional CB base station antennas. However, during the 5 =
year period prior to the CPSC's safety standard, and estimated 450 CB =
antenna related electrocutions occurred as a result of the antennas =
being put up or taken down. Electrocution deaths continue to occur each =
year from CB antennas which fail to comply with the standard.=20

Antron Antenna Research f Electronics distributed approximately 100 of =
the affected antennas nationwide. The Model, and Company name appear on =
the shipping carton, instruction sheet and antenna. Retailers who still =
have these antennas in stock should return them to Antron Antenna =
Research & Electronics immediately for refund. Consumers owning any of =
these antennas which have not been installed should return them to the =
dealer for a full refund. Consumers who have already installed antennas =
should leave them alone. These persons can obtain a warning sticker =
label/hang tag to be placed in a conspicuous location on the product to =
warn future users about the potential hazard. The sticker label/hang tag =
can be obtained by calling Antron Antenna Research & Electronics at =
419-865-5877 or writing the firm at 7134 Railroad St., Holland, Ohio =
43528. As a normal practice, individuals planning to install or take =
down a CB antenna should first contact their local power company for =
advice if overhead-wires pass through the neighborhood.

Additional information concerning this recall is also available to =
consumers by calling the CPSC toll-free hotline number at 800-638-CPSC. =
A teletypewriter number for the hearing impaired is 800-638-8270.=20

Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product =
Safety Commission protects the public from unreasonable risks of injury =
or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's =
jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, =
call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) =
638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers =
can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's web site at =
www.cpsc.gov. 

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