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Subject: [TowerTalk] Painting a new mast?
From: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole)
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 14:27:42 -0500 (EST)
At last!  good advice here.....  "if u can see ur mast is rusty, it is not
high enuf!!!"  Now, that a real ham talking!  Way to go.  K4VUD

On Mon, 23 Mar 1998, TOMK5RC wrote:

> On chrome moly, once the surface rust coat forms, the rust process slows down
> dramatically. The question becomes do you want it to last 50 years or 55
> years?
> If the mast is not capped, any rain or condensation will cause rusty water to
> drain down your rotor and tower, however. That can be unsightly. If you can
> see it from the ground, however, the tower is not high enough :>}
> 
> Tom, K5RC/7
> aka K7GJ
> 
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