[TowerTalk] substandard aluminum?

[Michael Tope]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Jordan" <wa3gin at 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................