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Safety Tips
When installing or operating this antenna or any other antenna/tower, please observe the
following safety tips.
NOTE – High voltages are present when transmitting, no matter how much or little power is
applied. Do not touch any part of the antenna while transmitting.
WARNING: INSTALLATION OR OPERATION OF THIS PRODUCT NEAR POWER LINES IS
DANGEROUS! FOR YOUR SAFETY, FOLLOW THE ENCLOSED INSTALLATION DIRECTIONS. THOUGH
THIS ANTENNA IS CONSTRUCTED OF INSULATED WIRE, PROPER CARE MUST BE TAKEN DURING
INSTALLATION. INSTALLER ASSUMES ALL LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY AND LIFE SAFETY.
YOU, YOUR ANTENNA, AND SAFETY
Each year, hundreds of people are killed, mutilated, or receive severe and 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.
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 take a 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 a specific
task, and should know what to do and when to do it. One person should be designated as the
leader/coordinator 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 OR WINDY DAY. DO DRESS PROPERLY:
shoes with rubber soles and heels, rubber
gloves, long sleeved 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 completes an 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 YOURSELF. CALL YOUR LOCAL POWER COMPANY.
They will remove
it safely. If an accident should occur with the power lines, call for qualified emergency help
IMMEDIATELY.
