on 11/19/02 2:58 AM, xppq at xppq@pyramid.net wrote:
> need quick answer - I am SURE this
> has been dealt with many times on
> this reflector
>
> Given a Tower of Rohn 45 - to be shunt
> fed on Low bands - Is it NECESSARY
> to run WIRES top to bottom OR is the
> conductivity at the tower joints good enough
> to perform well as VERTICAL radiator ??
>
> Should I use conductive grease?
Get yourself some TowerLube. It's made by the same people who make the
TowerJack. It's a conductive grease and it will help your sections go
together with little to no effort. I was amazed at how easily my tower went
together with it.
I would not trust the conductivity of the tower joints w/o something like
it.
73,
Jon
NA9D
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Jon Ogden
NA9D (ex: KE9NA)
Citizen of the People's Democratic Republik of Illinois
Life Member: ARRL, NRA
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