[TowerTalk] How close to salt water is close enough?

[Michael Tope]

Mike,

The following article appeared in the NCJ back in 2011. It has a lot of 
good info on what the folks at PJ2T had to do to in order deal with the 
saltwater corrosion problem in Curacao:

http://www.ncjweb.com/novdec11feat.pdf

73, Mike W4EF............


On 5/17/2013 8:17 AM, Mike & Coreen Smith VE9AA wrote:
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> Wife and I are looking at waterfront properties in VE1/9/VY2/VO1/2.  Ideally
> I would like to locate my antennas inland (in the trees)
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> a little ways to (hopefully?) minimize(??) salt water corrosion and/or
> 'potential' problems from neighbours.
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> If I was to locate a yagi up 40' of tower, (or say a Butternut vertical 10'
> agl) or even a 6m yagi on a short tower inland does it matter?
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> Let's say the rocky land itself was 20' ASL and 400-500' away from shore, is
> there any benefit seen in being "close" to salt water or is all the benefit
> (whatever that may be) seen only if the salt water is nearly underneath the
> antenna?
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> Currently, I work all bands from 160m thru 6m.
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> Comments on corrosion prevention appreciated also.  I've always lived inland
> and my only experience with salt water was 3 weeks in 1996 as CY0AA, in
> which the salt air corroded all of our aluminum antennas making them look
> very old.
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> Thanks much,
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> Mike VE9AA
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB