[Antennas] All steel 26ga roof

Thu Sep 15 18:52:18 EDT 2005

Bob Wilder wrote:
>> Am replacing my hurricane damaged roof with an all steel 26ga roof. What
> are my chances of using this as a radiating HF antenna?
>
Probably not as a radiating HF antenna but it certainly has
possibilities as a ground plane for a vertical.
I am sure it will be installed in sections and each section will be
treated to prevent deterioration. Thus each section will most likely be
electrically insulated from a neighboring section. I dont know if that
degrades its properties enough to consider electrical bonding between
sections.
Still, it sounds like a very good opportunity to install a very
effective vertical.
Regards,
Frank Kamp
K5DKZ