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Metal Roof
Metal roofed houses in South Africa are very common. They act like a Faraday
cage and blot out all radio signals. But you can still get reasonable reception on a portable if you put it against a window in the direction of the signal you want to hear. Mostly though you have to put up a decent outside antenna higher than the metal roof (and away from it). -- John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods Drake SW8 & ERGO software Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100 BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A. GE circa 50's radiogram Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270 Kiwa MW Loop http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx "Monroe" wrote in message ... Any SWL's listening from a building with a metal roof? I'm considering putting a metal roof on my home. Central Alberta, Canada. Hot summers, cold winters, fair amount of wind, electricity . . . . . I'm wondering what the considerations are (if any) as to how the roof may impact SWL'ing. Installers suggest no reason to ground, no lightning issues, no static issues. -- Monroe |
Metal Roof
Lightning has the ability to punch a hole through most anything,and
start fires.Lightning can (and has) ploughed a furrow through dirt that would make Snuffy Smith proud. cuhulin |
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