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Re: [TowerTalk] Bonding Tower Sections

To: "Brent Childers" <w5ww@hotmail.com>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bonding Tower Sections
From: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:27:10 -0700
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At 10:45 AM 6/26/2006, Brent Childers wrote:


>To all,
>
>I am in the design phase of building an 80m 4-square using Rohn 25 tower
>sections.  I am curious what measures people have taken to make sure that
>the sections are electrically bonded together.  Should I just clean the
>tower legs and use Noalox?
>
>Any information/opinions would be appreciated.
>
>73 de ww


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I'd recommend not running RF through the tower. Use the tower to 
support a wire and apply the RF to that. Even when initially bonded 
correctly, discontinuities can occur over time. A wire will work 
forever, or at least till it breaks, which you will know immediately.

Bill, W6WRT

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