That's why I pitch the cheap, plated bolts that come with the tower sections and use stainless steel ones instead. The zinc plated ones would be rusty about a year later.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank R. Vondra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 9:56 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Induced RF on tower - May cause desense, too? > We experienced a similar situation with an VHF repeater > two years ago. The culprit was traced down to rusty bolts > on the Rohn 25 tower. Tapping on the tower legs with a > large hammer would make the problem go away for a short > period of time, but it would return in a few weeks or days. > > Finding and replacing the bolts cured the problem. > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
