Greetings all... I seem to remember someone mentioning the use of Dow Corning's high vacuum grease for coax connections. I found the product on the website below, but the product information doesn't
Look for either DC-4 or DC-5 Dielectric grease which was designed specifically for use in weatherproofing connectors. IIRC the original DC-4 was used to seal the spark plugs on B17s at high altitude.
I use STUF. Here's some sites for it. http://www.hamradio.com/ http://www.cablexperts.com/cfdocs/cat.cfm?ItemGroup=15&BSKT=0&USA_ship=1&itmsub=0 http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?prod=SSTUF
I was wondering if there's another Dow product under the same name specifically made for RF connections? Tony -K2MO Hi Tony, I remember seeing what I think you are looking for at "*http://radioworks.
A note of caution when sealing/flooding connectors in coax. FLOOD ONLY ONE END! Flooding each end of a piece of coax does not let the coax breathe in the normal manner. Heating in the day time will b