[UK-CONTEST] "Butter it's Not!"

[Don Beattie]

Hi Justin,

I have never used the copper stuff. If you read the web site for Penetrox 
(which is the same a Noalox, I think) there are dire comments about getting 
the wrong "stuff".

However, all is not lost. I bough a bottle of Penetrox (about the size of a 
Fairy Liquid bottle) from the UK supplier for a few quid.  It is readily 
available (look for it on Google) and can normally be shipped in a day or 
so. You need to specify the stuff for aluminium, of course (they have 
various sorts). Incidentally Penetrox was the stuff Mosley did (and perhaps 
still do) use.

This bottle has been going now for four years, and is still "full" ! And 
I've put up a few antennas in that time. I reckon it was a good investment, 
considering the miserable quantity you get supplied with most antennas.

Hope this helps

Happy New Year

73

Don, G3BJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Snow" <hfcc.chairman at rsgb.org.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 4:00 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] "Butter it's Not!"


> Having recently purchased a Butternut HF2V I was somewhat surprised to 
> find
> that the sachet of anti-seize/anti-oxide compound supplied for the joints
> appears to be a copper based compound similar to the "Copper Ease"  stuff
> that you can buy in automotive parts shops.
>
> I thought the proper compound to use in these applications was the 
> "Noalox"
> type aluminium loaded grease which in my experience is quite hard to get 
> on
> this side of the Atlantic.
>
> I am very aware of what the effects of putting copper in contact with
> aluminium and putting them out in the British weather can be, so I 
> hesitate
> to use the supplied compound.
>
> Has anyone else had any experience with this stuff?  Does anyone know of
> suitable alternatives/sources of supply in the UK.
>
> 73
> Justin G4TSH
>
> Justin Snow  G4TSH
>
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