[Elecraft] K2 near the sea: leave on or not?

[Tom Zeltwanger]

I operate from the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. The water there is 
only moderately salty but corrosion is very rapid compared to my experience 
with inland QTHs. I was wondering if this would be a problem for my equipment. 
So far, no problem. I imagine anyone near the sea shores has this problem.

73,

Tom KG3V



Quoting "Fred (FL)" <ncsailors at yahoo.com>:

> RUSTY Florida area?
> 
> I'm surprised to hear about corrosive salty-air
> regions in Florida.  Just never heard of it?
> Our son lives on big island of Hawaii - near
> Hilo.  The salt water air type of corrosion, on
> things like bicycles, etc. - is notorious in Hawaii. 
> Things there - not protected, don't last so long.
> 
> Islands of Hawaii - are in the trade winds region
> of the Pacific - and I guess get their daily dose
> of salty air, naturally.  I'm not sure this is 
> the case on either coast of Florida.  I'm probably
> wrong tho.  The big island, above city of Hilo -
> gets a daily dose of natural rain, like 2 pm
> every afternoon.  Perhaps the rain there, has
> some salinity.
> 
> For some reason I've not heard this about Florida.
> 
> We live 8 miles from the Gulf Coast of mid-western
> Florida.  I can't say I see anything around our home,
> or in my garage, etc. - that has any appearance
> of salt corrosion.  Cars look exceptional - easy
> to keep clean.  No visible corrosion on anything
> we have?  No rust on tools, etc.  
> 
> I wonder what the salinity is of the Florida
> Atlantic ocean, vs the Hawaiian Pacific ocean
> and the trade winds?
> 
> Fred,
> N3CSY
> 
> 
> 
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