In article , Tim Downie says...

I would have thought that if a mast was old enough to fail, it would be
false economy not to replace cheap components like the aerial at the same
time (which was probably the same age as the mast). If the downlead was
brittle and cracking then I'd want that replaced too.

Seconded. The expensive part of the job is the labour. It's a false
economy not to replace it.




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