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

[Jim Bennett]

Not sure I'm liking where this conversation is going. I answered the original poster's question as to whether a metal roof has been seen to adversely affect antenna performance, not advocate doing "stupid" things. My installation worked very well for me w/o running high power. I knew I WOULD be doing QRO after a new roof was installed and subsequently ran my feeder in an appropriate location.

Jim / W6JHB

On   Thursday, Jul 4, 2013, at  Thursday, 12:52 PM, John Marvin wrote:

> 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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