I lived in a house many years ago with aluminum siding and encountered the
following problem (as closely as I can analyze it: junctions of siding
strips to another created what as best I can tell amounted to diode
junctions that produced an array of signals (mine) at many frequencies
above and below the operating frequency--all the way from broadcast AM
band to TV. I am certain that the siding strips were not electrically
bonded. Whether metal siding has improved since those days, I cannot say,
because I have never let myself live in or next to an aluminum sided
house. I have resided a house in quality vinyl and must say that I like
the properties of that siding--both as a siding and for amateur radio
purposes.
These are the experiences of one person, and hence should not be
generalized too far.
-73-
LB, W4RNL
L. B. Cebik, W4RNL /\ /\ * / / / (Off)(423) 974-7215
1434 High Mesa Drive / \/ \/\ ----/\--- (Hm) (423) 938-6335
Knoxville, Tennessee /\ \ \ \ / / || / (FAX)(423) 974-3509
37938-4443 USA / \ \ \ \ || cebik@utk.edu
URL: http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~cebik/radio.html
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