[TowerTalk] Cleaning aluminum

[Chuck Dietz]

David L. Thompson wrote:
> 
> I'll bet all of the top contest stations clean and gunk...
> 
> Laugh at the shiny antennas as we make the contacts and win the contests!

Absolutely!

I take all my yagis down each year before contest season and shine them
up.  At that time I check the resistance from element tip to element
tip.

I replace the elements every 5 years on a rotating basis to guard
against "element fatigue."

Chuck, KE5FI

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