In a message dated 10/14/2010 10:30:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> People seem to have so many different methods...I use coax-seal...a
goop
specially made for the purpose. Messy but effective I have been
recommended
to use 3M 103C by a coax-seal hater..hi hi
I also hate CoaxSeal. Once you put it on a connector - you can never
get it off; you have to throw the connector away. The commercial versions
(e.g. db Products, Andrew, etc.) are much better.
CoaxSeal is a butyl rubber-type vapor wrap and will do a decent job if
it goes over an initial layer or two of good electrical tape. Cover the
vapor wrap with another couple of layers of electrical tape and you've got a
pretty bombproof connection. (Be sure the last outer wrap of tape goes UP
if the coax is vertical - that'll keep water from running right into the
joint.)
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
PS - There's a good chapter on weatherproofing in my UP THE TOWER book
(www.championradio.com).
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