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james · November 3rd 06, 08:06 PM posted to rec.radio.cb

On 01 Nov 2006 02:48:49 GMT, Steveo wrote:

+++jim wrote:
+++ james wrote:
+++ On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:51:14 -0500, jim
+++ wrote:
+++
+++
+++ +++Steveo wrote:
+++ +++
+++ +++ (I AmnotGeorgeBush) wrote:
+++ +++
+++ +++From: (Steveo)
+++ +++
+++ +++I wish the PDL II was still being made.
+++ +++
+++ +++Have you considered stacked V-quads?
+++ +++
+++ +++
+++ +++ Not really. I think jo gunn is the route I'm going so far. Anyone
+++ disagree? +++Being a fan of the ants, the only thing i can say about
+++ them is its 10+ +++years in a salt air environment and the only thing I
+++ modified was the +++nuts/screws to stainless.
+++
+++ *************
+++
+++ I prefer chrome plated brass for marine and salt environment over
+++ stainless steel. With enough exposure and time, SS will rust. Brass
+++ never rusts.
+++
+++
+++ james
+++ Cheers James, but where am I missing something when you say stainless
+++ steel rusts? Wouldn't brass oxidize in a salt environment? Besides what
+++ I am reffering to is the nuts/bolts holding the kit together. An
+++ observant operator will inspect his kit yearly and make adjustments
+++ accordingly.
+++
+++Stainless is usually adequate for one antenna lifetime here in Ohio. Dunno
+++much about antenna hardware life down by the sharks and such.
************

Next to the coast here in Florida, I have seen SS start rusting in
less than a year. Also, I used to own a boat and after a year or two,
every piece of SS on the boat was replaced with chrome plated brass.

james