Hey guys...
Been following all the postings on lubricating antenna joints, and I am
getting confused. I am getting ready to re-activate my TH5DX (HG) which
has been sitting in storage in my garage (disassembled) for abt 10 yrs
since I took it down in WV. (now in NW FL) I would have cleaned the
joints with a very fine emory cloth, put 'em together and that would
have been it! I did not put anything on the joints in WV and after 10
yrs of operating es wx there, the antenna came apart just fine when I
was ready to move it. Now...reading the postings on towertalk, I'm
getting confused as to the best way to go with my project. Hy-Gain does
not have a recommendation as I recall in the manual...I will re-check
this am. This is not a very corrosive atmosphere and neither was my WV
qth. I am abt 35 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and rust is not a
problem in this area as it is on the east coast of FL. So I'm assuming
(there's that word agn) that there will be no additive corrosion. I
will be just dealing with what has accumulated on the joints over the
past 20 yrs or so.
So...Sages of antennadom; what should I do? Speak to me please...
73, steve k8wk (wk = wimpy kilowatt) tnx in advance for ur response
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