[TowerTalk] Homebrew Towers & Liability

[Mike Wetzel]

Jerry,

You think that is bad!  Here what just happened to me.  I am looking for
insulating materials for a yagi project and I was talking to a rep at a
large national sales company.  I asked the man if he could recommend any
materials that I could use on my antenna and he said no, that he couldn't
recommend anything because of the liability involved.  Can you believe that,
maybe he didn't know the answer and was using that as an excuse!

Mike W9RE

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jerry Keller
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 4:02 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Homebrew Towers & Liability
>
>
> K0FF wrote: "The liability issues are so intense, no one will
> dare even give
> a helpful tip, for fear of the info being misused, and someone
> getting hurt
> (and
>  subsequently sued)."
>
> With all due respect for the unfortunate reality behind K0FF's concerns, I
> guess I really don't understand why homebrew towers would deserve any
> greater concern over liability than would other homebrew items. Most of us
> homebrew antennas that might break and fall on someone. QST and
> CQ, etc, run
> articles every month describing homebrew stuff that can kill people at a
> touch in the wrong place. If we extend the "fear of liability",
> maybe nobody
> would "dare" write another homebrew article, or even pass along a tip on
> this reflector. Doesn't all homebrew have inherent risks of some
> sort, just
> like getting out of bed in the morning and everything that
> follows? Where do
> we draw the line?
>
> Jerry K3MGT
>
>
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