För att späda på vad jag skrev igår kväll, så tänker jag ta mig friheten att citera en varningsnotis som medföljer antenner från en viss tillverkare, och nej - den är inte ens utfärdad i USA.
YOU, YOUR ANTENNA, AND SAFETY
Each year hundred of people are killed, mutilated or receive severe permanent injuries when attempting to install an antenna. In many of these cases, the victim was aware of the danger of electrocution, but did not take adequate steps to avoid the hazard. For your safety, and to help you achieve a good installation, please READ and FOLLOW the safety precautions below. THEY MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE.
1. If you are installing an antenna for the first time, please, for your own safety as well as others, seek PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE. Consult your dealer. He can explain which mounting method to use for the size and type of antenna you are about to install.
2.) Select your installation site with safety, as well as performance, in mind. REMEMBER: Electric power lines and phone lines look alike. For your safety, assume that any overhead lines CAN kill you.
3.) Call your electric power company. Tell them your plans and ask them to come look at your proposed installation. This is a small inconvenience considering YOUR LIFE IS AT STAKE.
4.) Plan your installation procedure carefully and completely before you begin. Successful raising of a mast or tower is largely a matter of coordination. Each person should be assigned to aspcific task, and should know what to do and when to do it. One person should be designated as the "boss" of the operation to call out instructions and watch for signs of trouble.
5.) When installing your antenna, REMEMBER:
DO NOT use a metal ladder. DO NOT work on a wet orwindy day. DO dress properly - shoes with rubber soles and heels, rubber gloves, long sleeve shirt or jacket.
6.) If the assembly starts to drop, get away from it and let it fall. Remember, the antenna, mast, cable and metal guy wires are all excellent conductors of electrical current. Even the slightest touch of any of these parts to a power line complete and electrical path through the antenna and the installer - THAT'S YOU
7.) If any part of the antenna system should come in contact with a power line - DON'T TOUCH IT OR TRY TO REMOVE IT YOUR SELF, CALL YOUR LOCAL POWER COMPANY. They will remove it safely.
Fortsättningsvis, så innehåller den guiden instruktioner för val av plats, mer exakt om montage osv - syftet med det här var dock att lägga större tyngd på att det här är ingenting som man ska ge sig på utan att veta vad det handlar om.
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