On 8/2/2011 7:42 PM, Tom Horne wrote:

"ARTICLE 527 Temporary Installations
527.1 Scope.
The provisions of this article apply to temporary electrical power and
lighting installations." Copyright 2002 the National Fire Protection
Association.

I have found that the safest option is to not ever put up any antenna
whatsoever, Tom. It's just too dangerous, and gives us unneeded exposure.

Can you ensure that an antenna that is installed to the code
specifications, will not fall down?

Will your code spec prevent you from incurring liability if a wire
antenna falls down and electrocutes a neighbor?

The answer to both questions is "no", BTW.

I find that this entire discussion is pretty amazing when compared to
the original question.

As opposed to electrical code and liability admonitions, perhaps a good
answer is:

"Yes, you can make an adequate antenna from speaker wire. There might be
better options, though."

- 73 de Mike N3LI -