[NLRS] advice about my Channel Master 3612 VHF log periodic?

[Eric Koester]

I am moving from Minneapolis to Minnetonka and have been dismantling all my
antennas at my Minneapolis house.
Last weekend, I rented a bucket lift trailer and finished taking down my
rooftop antennas.

One of those antennas is a classic Channel Master VHF tv log-periodic - the
Crossfire 3612.
It's a just couple feet shorter than the 3610 shown here:
http://wd4eui.com/Channel_Master_3610_VHF_FM_Antenna.html

I'm not sure if I can fold up the elements of this antenna without
destroying it.
There are plastic knuckles that the aluminum elements snap into for
operation.  I'm not sure if they were designed such that they can be safely
folded up again?
It's been up in the air since about 1998.  The plastic doesn't look brittle
and chalky, so maybe it won't snap?  The antenna is still mostly rust free,
because it's mostly aluminum.
It works pretty well for the FM broadcast band and still has directional
characteristics on FM.

I'm not sure if there is a market for it given that there are no lower VHF
channels in use for digital tv any more.  In the Minneapolis market,
channel 9 is the lowest VHF, so all the signal gathering ability for
channels 2-8 is no longer needed, and this antenna is overkill and a
monster, with a 10 foot boom and longest elements that are also 10 feet
wide.

Do you think I can fold it up without destroying it?
Is there any local interest in this classic VHF log-periodic?
I really hate the idea of wrecking it and then selling it for scrap
aluminum.

Eric
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