[Antennas] "fingerstock" -- Is it really 'dangerous' ?

Sat, 24 Jan 2004 20:26:44 -0600

Not sure, but the concern may be that a piece of the fingerstock might break
off and jam the antenna motion. Designs using a coil spring wrapped around
the coil do not have this potential problem.

73, George W5YR
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To: "Antenna reflector list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 7:14 PM
Subject: [Antennas] "fingerstock" -- Is it really 'dangerous' ?

> I've seen some adverts for screwdriver antennas where the manufacturer
> claims that their design: "does not use any of that dangerous
fingerstock".
>
> What's the issue with "fingerstock" ?
> How is it used inside the antenna and what is the potential 'danger' ?
>
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> I've had many types of antennas over the years.  At one time we did
> temporarily live (temporarily) in a 'restricted community' and did use a
> number of stealthy (actually sneaky) ways to get some sort of radiator up.
> However, I never had the opportunity to play with a screwdriver design.
>
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> 73, Frank
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