[TowerTalk] TH6DX "end of it's life"

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When buying a used antenna or considering when it may be at the "end of it's 
life" one might want to consider where the antenna was located.  I am finding 
coastal Florida to be much worse at weathering antennas than I remember 
people talking about.  For example, my 2-year old Rohn 45 shows more aging to 
the galvanizing in 2 years than they did in 30 years in Illinois & Wisconsin. 
 Likewise, my aluminum antennas that were new 2 years ago show more age and 
oxidizing in 2 years than they did in 30 years in Illinois & Wisconsin.  The 
result of the above is making for extremely high maintenence (worse than 
anyone told me about) and a very short life expectency on antennas.  
Hopefully, tower life can be preserved by re-galvanizing it every couple 
years.

73's,
Dick- K9OM