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First of all, thanks to all of those that took the time to reply to my =
request for information.
The good news is that last weekend I was able to eliminate (for now) the =
irritating sounds coming from my tower when the antenna swayed in the =
wind.
I'm not sure which of the following procedures actually did the trick =
because I figured a shotgun approach was the best one for me.=20
With the tower in the vertical position and fully lowered I used a =
ladder tied vertically to the bottom section to gain access to the top =
of the tower. =20
First, using a squeeze bottle, I poured about a total of one pint of =
good old WD40 down into the tower sections, spreading it out around the =
perimeter of each section. Most of it eventually made its way out the =
bottom of the tower where I collected it with a rag.
Next, using a grease gun I sparingly applied some grease to the top of =
each section which acts as a guide for the next smaller section.
Its been windy for the past few days and there hasn't been a peep out of =
the thing.
We'll see how long this lasts.......
73=20
Rick
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>First of all, thanks to all of those =
that took=20
the time to reply to my request for information.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The good news is that last weekend I was able to =
eliminate=20
(for now) the irritating sounds coming from my tower when the antenna =
swayed in=20
the wind.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I'm not sure which of the following procedures =
actually did=20
the trick because I figured a shotgun approach was the best one for=20
me. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>With the tower in the vertical =
position and=20
fully lowered I used a ladder tied vertically to the bottom section to =
gain=20
access to the top of the tower. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>First, using a squeeze bottle, I =
poured about a=20
total of one pint of good old WD40 down into the tower sections, =
spreading it=20
out around the perimeter of each section. Most of it eventually =
made its=20
way out the bottom of the tower where I collected it with a =
rag.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Next, using a grease gun I sparingly =
applied=20
some grease to the top of each section which acts as a guide for the =
next=20
smaller section.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Its been windy for the past few days =
and there=20
hasn't been a peep out of the thing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>We'll see how long this=20
lasts.......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>73 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Rick</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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