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Just remember, it may prevent corrosion, but if you stick the end of
an inverted L in salty warm air near a tree, the leaves will burn.
Friends proved it at VP2MU in Nov '86. We charred plastic insulators
at J37XT in Jan '90 the same way. It doesn't take multi KW's... just
a few hundred watts. Corona is devastating (no, not the beer)!
Happy Thanksgiving, have a XX for me
George
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Subject: Re: TopBand: Two Wire Beverages
Author: km1h@juno.com at BC_INTERNET
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Date: 11/26/96 4:57 PM
O
>the bags I've had zero problems. Now if I could just figure out how to
>make the darn antenna ice storm resistant (teflon covered wire???).
>
Simple, just run the wire thru a trough of old motor oil. I've had bare
stranded copperweld last over 20 years that way. No ice, no rust, just an
occasional "treatment". Used on beverages and TX antennas....no fires
yet!
73...............Carl KM1H in frozen NH
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