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Old 24-03-2022, 23:36   #1
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Evaluating rigging insulators for re-use
My Westsail 32 has dual backstays, but I'm converting to a single backstay to accommodate and a new boomkin, and for a few other reasons.

One of the old backstays has two Norseman style rigging insulators fitted for the SSB. These are probably as old as the rest of the Norseman fittings, at least 20 years old would be my guess.

Is there any way I can easily evaluate the integrity of these insulators? They are the same as this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/NORSEMAN-IN...7355072?_ul=IL

Should I just ditch having a backstay antenna, and use another source for my SSB antenna?
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