[Elecraft] OT - anyone have experience with effects of metal roofs on antenna performace?

John Marvin jm-ec at themarvins.org
Thu Jul 4 15:52:04 EDT 2013


I didn't see the original reply, but I just wanted to clear up one 
misconception. Homeowner's insurance covers stupidity. Unless it can be 
proved that you put that ladder line on the roof and ran high power 
through it with the intention of burning the house down, you would be 
covered.

73,
John
AC0ZG

On 7/4/2013 1:19 PM, Jim Bennett wrote:
> Yes. Yes I was. :-)
>
> On   Thursday, Jul 4, 2013, at  Thursday, 12:11 PM, Tom H Childers wrote:
>
>> You must have been running very low power.  Laying any kind of
>> ladder-line on a roof, insulated or not, is an excellent way to have
>> a house fire that the insurance company will not pay for. Especialy a
>> shake shingle roof.
>>
>> 73,
>> Tom
>> Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
>> ARRL Lifetime Member
>> QCWA Lifetime Member
>>
>> [snip]
>> 73,
>> Tom
>> Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
>> ARRL Lifetime Member
>> QCWA Lifetime Member
>>
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