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

Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:47:35 -0500

Beryllium metal dust can cause major lung damage and beryllium salts are
very toxic. Compounds containing beryllium are very poisonous and only to be
handled by a professional under controlled conditions. One route for
beryllium into the biosphere is by way of industrial smoke. It seems that
some types of camping gas mantle may cause problems as a consequence of
their beryllium content.

----- 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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