When I was a HAM in the Netherlands, around 1968, a Dutch company called
"Amroh" made a 2 mtr beam that was covered in a plastic coating to prevent
just that (corrosion from Salty sea water). I lived about 2 miles from the
Ocean (North Sea) and after 4 years you could see the elements being thinly
coated by a White film. All it took was to wash it off and the antenna
looked like new.
Tony, VE3DWI.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lowman" <jmlowman@sbcglobal.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] In praise of older technology AM transmit with TenTec
rigs
Elecraft offers the stainless steel exterior hardware kit, but I'm not
sure how effective it would be under the conditions that you describe.
If that salt air gets inside the K3s, well...
73 de Jim - AD6CW
On 2/27/2014 10:40 PM, Richards wrote:
I know a bunch of hams who went to Christmas Island with a pile of K3s,
and they enjoyed the fresh sea breeze so much ... they left the windows
open instead of closing the windows and using air conditioning.
Can you picture a pile of K3s rapidly corroding in the warm sea breeze?
By the time they returned home... well... I guess they were pretty messed
up.
There is an important lesson here: 1) close the window... and 2) I
will be leaving my TT gear at home.
--------------- K8JHR -----------------------
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