HelloI am preparing some feedlines for my two towers and the installation of about 10 tower mounted (mostly VHF/UHF) antennas. I will be using 1-5/8", 7/8" and 1/2" heliax, all going back to N-type c
I bought a bunch of this in various sizes for various coax / hardline sizes for a VERY good price off eBay. Works great and so far the results have been what I expected. In addition to waterproofing
Another place to look for the flooded or adhesive lined heat shrink is ship and fishing fleet outfitters. We purchased our heat shrink at Englund Marine (who have stores/rigging shops at several fish
I noticed while I was picking up some zerk fittings for a rotating tower project, that our local Fastenal store had a display of adhesive heat shrink tubing. Rich - N5ZC On 11/3/2014 8:23 AM, Byron T
Thanks for the suggestions Tom. I tried searching for 'flooded' heat shrink but found I had better luck searching for 'lined' heat shrink. Mike / W8DN On 11/3/2014 10:23 AM, Tom LeClerc W1TJL wrote:
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: On eBay, you could search for "adhesive heat shrink". Currently there are 1,575 listings. I just started using the 1/2 inch size myself for coax. So far,
Author: Mike Fahmie via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 01:38:39 +0000 (UTC)
A PL259 connector shell is ~3/4" diameter, Type N's are slightly larger. Aim for at least 20mm tubing if your meaning to seal those.-Mike-WA6ZTY From: Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com> To: Towertalk
I've been purchasing "lined" heatshrink in quantity for a number of years from an on-line seller called "buyheatshrink.com". Yes the name is a little hokey, but the quality seems as good as 3M at abo
I use 3M ITCSN-0800 heat shrink with adhesive in it. It will seal any outside coax connection. It can be purchased at an electrical supply store. Bill / W4WEG Thanks for the suggestions Tom. I tried