[Hallicrafters] Antenna info ?

[Roy Morgan]

At 04:18 PM 2/27/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Phil
>I also have a 6btv and my antenna has done the same thing. Except on
>rainy days then it loads good. I suspect that the joints have become
>corroded. I intend to take it apart this summer and polish all the
>connections between the sections. Use very fine sand paper or steel
>wool.



No steel wool on Aluminum.   The metal catches and holds the tiny fibers of 
steel and makes a worse mess than you tried to clean off.

Use ScotchBright.

Roy

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