I've been told that stainless steel is alot weaker that the original tower bolts.
73, Joe, K1ike ---- Chuck Kelsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > 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/
