I have a 15 year old crank up tubular mast. I rarely crank it up; it has
problaby been cranked up and down only a few dozen times in the 15 years. The
cable (at least the part I can see) has absolutely no visible rust. Is
there some reason I should expect to have to replace it simply because of
age? I am debating disassembling the tower to inspect the whole cable
but is there any reason to think that the hidden part is going to be
different than the visible part? I can crank it all the way up and
see most of the cable with binoculars.
Rick Karlquist N6RK
rick@area.com
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