----- Original Message -----
From: "David Jordan" <wa3gin@erols.com>
> Yes Jim you are correct about Telrex...and the 30yr old TB6EM that I
> have up at 35 meters is still working
> and none of the aluminum has broken off. That's about 10,950 days for
> those of you that aren't laughing to hard to read the small print!
>
> Telrex built antennas before the days of PCs. They did it the old
> fashioned way. They built them to last!
>
Dave,
Junk antennas are not a recent invention. Telrex made some pretty
shaky antennas too. Back in the 80's KS8S had two of their 3 element
40 meter yagis stacked on a 180' tower. The stainless steel element tips
were constantly falling off those antennas. And when the tip were up
there, the antennas didn't seem to work worth a damn although that
may have been a guy wire problem (no insulators).
Mike, W4EF................
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