Michael Tope wrote:
> I've been using Dow-Corning Silicone High-Vacuum grease on my connectors
> for about 10 years with good results. Of course, I live in Southern
> California where one could argue weather proofing connectors is an
> unnecessary precaution :-)
>
> In any case, here is where I first learned of the practice:
>
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-12/msg00041.html
>
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-09/msg00477.html
>
> 73, Mike W4EF.............
>
>
It probably reduces, if not eliminates, any corrosion at the joint. This
is a big deal in the wireless industry where intermod between all the
signals being carried on one piece of coax is a concern, so you really
don't want any sort of semiconductor/junction forming. And while the
weather around here is pretty mild and non-corrosive, we do have big
temperature swings, which will pump moisture into things.
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