This is obviously an old article. Cadmium plating was popular and it
is very good from a corrosion standpoint. The plating process uses a
cyanide rinse which can create environmental problems. For a while
cadmium plating was banned in the US but now it is expensive so it
will not be easy finding Cadmium plated hardware for your trees.
John KK9A
k7lxc wrote:
The QST Article from September 1989, "The Care and Feeding of an
Amateur's Favorite Antenna Support - the Tree" says Cadmium plated
(but I think avoiding Copper is the main thing). The author also
mentions removing when done. It's a pretty good article. He is not a
fan of topping trees! This terrific article is also one of the
chapters of my UP THE TOWER - The Complete Guide To Tower
Construction book. That's one chapter out of 36 - LOTS of info in
there! Available from championradio.com.
Cheers,Steve K7LXC
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