[TowerTalk] Galvanized Masts - Necessary?

[George Fremin III]

> 
> 1. Is rust protection necessary/desirable for high carbon steel?
>

We have two 15' 2" od / 1/2" id K5RC masts up at the 
W5KFT Ranch station and they are not galvanized.  

They have been up for over 4 years now and I dont see any
problems so far.  I was just up at the top of one of
the towers this weekend and there is a very thin fine
coating of rust on the mast but very little of it comes off.

There are some rust stains on the rotator and top section but 
not much - I have seen cheap U-bolts make a bigger mess in 
less time.

I dont think these masts are going to rust enough
to weaken anytime soon.

YMMV

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George Fremin III                 
Johnson City, Texas             "Experiment trumps theory." 
K5TR (ex.WB5VZL)                            -- Dave Leeson W6NL
geoiii@kkn.net                             
830-868-2510                      
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