At 06:49 PM 2008-04-22 -0500, Jim Miller WB5OXQ in Waco wrote:
The buyers of copper must be trained to be selective about who they buy this stuff from and require good ID and keep records of who they buy from and be aware that the stuff might be stolen.
That's the big problem. No matter how much you train the honest ones there will be renegades. I've heard the same thing about manhole covers. Unscrupulous buyers will buy those. And it's pretty darned clear that a manhole cover is not likely going to be surplus.
Some outfits are now micro dotting the copper so it can be proven it's stolen. But melt it down and whos gonna know?
Tony
