cleaning antennas - RadioBanter

October 7th 04, 05:06 AM

Tom Ring

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PDRUNEN wrote:
Hi Group,

What is the best cleaner to shine up my 2 meter beam?

de KJ4UO

Assuming it's aluminum, I like Brasso. Or just 3M pads with a good rinse.

A 3M pad was worth about .4 dB on a range for me once at 432Mhz on a
17dB antenna. The antenna had been outside for about 2 years in MN.

tom
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