Richard
Like you mention that paste/liquid made the BIG difference.
During the past years bought and remove very old antennas, most of them I
keep
it
for parts, I can say that most of those antennas where in the 25-35 years
since new or installed
the only brand who all the elements always came apart was Mosley because they
provide
the antioxidant with the antenna, the others like CC, Hygain , KLM etc not
always all the element
came apart, some where "weld" by the oxidation.
having several F12 in use bought second hand know first hand what you
experiment and feel the same
appreciation for the product and recommendations he made in the manual
J.Hector Garcia XE2K / AD6D
Mexicali B.C DM22fp
P.O.Box 73
El Centro CA 92244-0073
http://xe2k.net
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From: Richard Thorne <rmthorne@att.net>
To: Towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thu, September 22, 2011 11:36:51 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] F12 C3 comes apart easily After 14 years of service
I went back to my old remote location to remove my C3 yagi and T2X rotor
so I can put it up at my new qth. I was concerned about getting the
antenna apart. Thanks to using Penetrox the boom and elements came
apart very easily.
I also found that I only lost 2 rivets over the years. This is
impressive since Amarillo is in the top 10 (#3 actually) for windiest
cities in the USA. I only had to get the elements down to less 12' to
fit in my trailer. More than likely I will remove all the rivets, clean
up the joints, use some fresh penetrox and rivet the elements back
together before going up on the new tower.
I was considering other manufactures of antenna's for the new antenna
farm, but I'm likely going to stay with F12. The antenna has really
held up well over the years. Hopefully they are still made with the
same or better materials.
Moral of the story, use Penetrox.
Rich - N5ZC
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