[amsat-bb] Re: Arrow antenna will not unscrew, help

[Doug Kuitula]

Do those red plastic tips come off? If so, you may be able to put some
penetrating oil the and wait for it to loosen things up.
 de Doug KA8QCU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Dzurilla" <billdz.geo at yahoo.com>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 11:03
Subject: [amsat-bb] Arrow antenna will not unscrew, help


> We are leaving today for Europe and of course I waited until the last
minute to take down my Arrow antenna, which has been mounted outside for
about a year.  But, when I attempted to unscrew the elements, they would not
budge, even after receiving a big dose of WD-40.  And the elements are not
that solid so it's not possible to use a great deal of force.
>
> Is there some trick to unscrewing these things?
>
> 73, Bill NZ5N (soon to be OM9ACA, look for me on AO-7)
>
>
>
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