Roofing contractor uses antenna for hanging supplies

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Roofing contractor uses antenna for hanging supplies

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These roofing contractors are now officially on my sh!t list. I was standing around in the parking lot when I happened to notice something wrong with the antenna on the roof of the firehouse. I couldn't tell what it attached to the antenna from the ground, even with binoculars. I had to get a damn ladder and go all the way up to the roof. It turns out the damn contractors working on the roof for the addition needed a place to hang their nails for the nail gun.

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bwaaaaaaaahahahahahahahaahahahaa.

sorry, matt, but that's funny.
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I went up to visit one of my rooftop antennas once, only to find the ground plane radials all covered with mysterious hardened black crud.

I eventually figured out that there had been roofing work, and the roofers had been using the radials to puncture the seals on their tubes of caulk and sealant. :evil:
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did the nails increase coverage or what? They are metal, right? :wink:
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Hmmmm. That is a Radio Schmack Discone antenna, with the Late
model 6 Meter whip on top. I have one of those also. Real Flat SWR.
A nice Antenna because it is good on all bands.
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I hear that modification increases reception in the 'galvanized' band.
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Yea, thats the antenna for the office scanner. It's a good 50 feet off the ground at least so it does a good job.
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nails

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How much you wanna bet they charge you for the nails?

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They left a pile of other crap on the roof anyway. I threw them in that pile, intentionally bending it all so it won't ever feed into a nail gun.
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- Some loser on rr.com

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Me: "What exactly is a 900Mhz UHF CB?"
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