[TowerTalk] F12 C3 comes apart easily After 14 years of service

[Hector Garcia XE2K]

Richard

Like you mention  that  paste/liquid made the BIG difference.
During the past years bought and remove  very old antennas, most of them  I keep 
it
for  parts, I can say that  most of those antennas where in the 25-35 years 
since new or installed
the only brand who all the elements always came apart was  Mosley because they 
provide
the antioxidant  with the antenna,  the others  like CC, Hygain , KLM  etc  not 
always all the element
came apart, some where "weld" by the oxidation.

having several F12 in use  bought second hand  know first hand what you 
experiment   and  feel the same
appreciation for the product and recommendations he made in the manual


 J.Hector Garcia  XE2K / AD6D
Mexicali B.C  DM22fp
P.O.Box 73 
El Centro CA 92244-0073
http://xe2k.net







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From: Richard Thorne <rmthorne at att.net>
To: Towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thu, September 22, 2011 11:36:51 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] F12 C3 comes apart easily After 14 years of service

I went back to my old remote location to remove my C3 yagi and T2X rotor 
so I can put it up at my new qth.  I was concerned about getting the 
antenna apart.  Thanks to using Penetrox the boom and elements came 
apart very easily.

I also found that I only lost 2 rivets over the years.  This is 
impressive since Amarillo is in the top 10 (#3 actually) for windiest 
cities in the USA.  I only had to get the elements down to less 12' to 
fit in my trailer.  More than likely I will remove all the rivets, clean 
up the joints, use some fresh penetrox and rivet the elements back 
together before going up on the new tower.

I was considering other manufactures of antenna's for the new antenna 
farm, but I'm likely going to stay with F12.  The antenna has really 
held up well over the years.  Hopefully they are still made with the 
same or better materials.

Moral of the story, use Penetrox.

Rich - N5ZC
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