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Old 28th Oct 2013, 4:25 pm   #65
crusher19860138
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Location: Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK.
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Default Re: 405-Line VHF Aerials in 2013

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Originally Posted by threeseven View Post
The other day I was checking the Log Periodic that I installed at my mothers place a few years ago, it was all fine. The house is located on higher ground than the the surrounding properties so I was having a gander at the other installations as I've noticed quite a few have recently been changed. The standard of work is mostly deplorable, most use plated steel masts and a few don't even have the coax fastened down! On some of the older installs the steel masts are rusting badly with the rust stains bleeding down the wall or eaves cladding. Seems that the Aerial fitting trade can be as bad as the motor trade.
It is most noticeable that the standard of today's aerial installations are not a patch on the old,i have a 405 line era chimney bracket,which looks as good as the day it was fitted,when i needed a new aerial,the installer said the lashings were in good order,but i doubt the aerial he fitted will last as long
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