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

Sat, 24 Jan 2004 22:00:25 -0500

Dan,

You are correct.  In a manufacturing environment, it is a concern.  With an
ham antenna???  Not likely.

Sean
W8OKN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Richardson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] "fingerstock" -- Is it really 'dangerous' ?

> I believe it is because finger stock is made of a beryllium copper alloy.
> As long as you are not melting/burning beryllium and smelling the fumes or
> machining or filing it and not inhaling the dust it is a non-issue. Heck,
I
> still eat fish which was caught using tackle which uses lead sinkers and
we
> all know the dangers of lead. <G>
>
> With antenna advertising I found most manufactures tend to over emphasize
> anything they can find to help sales.
>
> 73
> Danny, K6MHE
>
>   At 05:14 PM 1/24/2004, Frank wrote:
> >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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