In a message dated 9/23/2009 6:01:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rex at lint.mv.com writes: > Steel, but just for the splice - you've seen that, right? Like a "stiffener". QSL the stiffener but I've never seen any antenna that was part steel. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH - Professional tower services for amateurs (with lots of experience on commercial antennas)