[TowerTalk] Al-to-Al

[Kim Elmore]

I asked the question to make sure something was needed for Al-to-Al and it seems it is truly is. Long ago, I was told that Al-to-Al was best dry because galvanic corrosion couldn’t 

When I was In CO, I used some stuff called OxGard because it was supplied with an antenna. It seemed to work well there, but CO is very dry. OxGard has a petroleum grease containing graphic and zinc particles. After about 10 y in CO, everything seemed fine and when I took the antennas apart to move to OK, the grease was still greasy. I used it when I reassembled the antennas here. But, I always wondered if the stuff was truly necessary. 

Kim N5OP

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> On Feb 15, 2018, at 16:45, Keith Dutson <kdutson at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> May have something to do with weather conditions.  I noticed Penetrox seems to dry out quicker here.
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> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill M
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2018 4:24 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Al-to-Al
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> We found when we took older antennas down where Penetrox was used were corroded together or extremely hard to separate. We went to Noalux 30 years ago and haven’t looked back. 
> Bill W2CQ
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>> On Feb 15, 2018, at 9:05 AM, Keith Dutson <kdutson at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>> Cannot find Noalox here in these stores in Houston.  Penetrox is available, and I keep a supply in the shack for general use.  Seems to be pretty much identical to Noalox for my use.
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>> 73, Keith NM5G
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>> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of john at kk9a.com
>> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2018 7:17 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Al-to-Al
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>> Noalox seems to be more available at the big box stores, I wonder why Penetrox became popular with amateur antenna builders.
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>> John KK9A
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>> To:    towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject:    Re: [TowerTalk] Al-to-Al
>> Date:    Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:09:29 -0500
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>> We’ve tried pretty much everything in our salt air environment of South Florida. Most here use Noalux successfully over the past 30+ years.
>> Bill W2CQ
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