On Wed, 7 May 2008 08:29:15 -0700 (PDT), BH <bhagen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On May 7, 10:36 am, Steven Stone <xxspfl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> In article <kqc124tfpqger8bvub9rjf43t8tb8hc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Kimba W Lion
>> flu gasses will corrode an antenna over a couple of years
>
>I was in the antenna business in the late '40's and can confirm that
>the emissions from a typical chimney will eventualy destroy the
>antenna (takes many years) as they will your lungs if you inhale those
>fumes. I can also state that the chimney mount will sooner or later
>destroy the chimney. However, it was the most popular mount as it was
>quick, cheap, and easy and there were no holes in the roof on most
>homes to worry about.
And if you live in a P.C. area, there are no gases.
It is not environmentally correct to use the fire place.
20 Years of rust mark build up is the damage I have <G>. I twanged the
straps
the other day and decided they would last another season.
(I have been chasing afternoon, signal quality issues by tweaking the
Antenna
slightly to the East of the true Azimuth setting, hoping to avoid
reflections
from the Santa Cruz range)
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