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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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