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> 1. Is rust protection necessary/desirable for high carbon steel?
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We have two 15' 2" od / 1/2" id K5RC masts up at the
W5KFT Ranch station and they are not galvanized.
They have been up for over 4 years now and I dont see any
problems so far. I was just up at the top of one of
the towers this weekend and there is a very thin fine
coating of rust on the mast but very little of it comes off.
There are some rust stains on the rotator and top section but
not much - I have seen cheap U-bolts make a bigger mess in
less time.
I dont think these masts are going to rust enough
to weaken anytime soon.
YMMV
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Johnson City, Texas "Experiment trumps theory."
K5TR (ex.WB5VZL) -- Dave Leeson W6NL
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http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr
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