- 1. [TowerTalk] Other wet stuff (score: 1)
- Author: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
- Date: Fri, 01 Aug 1997 02:07:43
- The following cautionary tale from a long-time 100-watter who just graduated to relative QRO last spring: The weatherproofing practices that work fine at 100 watts just won't cut it at QRO. Within th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00030.html (8,750 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Other wet stuff (score: 1)
- Author: pelliott@flash.net (Paul M. Elliott)
- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 08:01:00 -0400
- Radio Works and a few other places sell a product called "Stuff" that's a dielectric compound about the consistency of toothpaste. You squeeze it into the connector to fill the voids and keep water o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00052.html (10,166 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Other wet stuff (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 09:45:52 -0700 (PDT)
- Just a note to the reflector - in disassembling a KT34XA yesterday, we took a coax pigtail off the balun's SO-239 that had been "sealed" with Coax-Seal. Ick! Obviously there had been plenty of moist
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00053.html (9,247 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Other wet stuff (score: 1)
- Author: k7sv@juno.com (Larry G Schimelpfenig)
- Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 13:57:00 EDT
- Ward, there must be a KT34XA virous or something going around. You are the third person that I know wo was working on a KT34XA yesterday. I'm in the process of rebuidling mine. SNIP N3GPU's comments
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00055.html (10,475 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Other wet stuff (score: 1)
- Author: kf4hk@juno.com (Jim Miller)
- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 11:52:56 -0400
- Caution: "STUF" is not to be used with Belden 9913, or similar air dielectric coax for water proofing , according to notcie adjacent to description in "The Wirebook III" by The Wireman. 73 Jim -- FAQ
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00056.html (7,818 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Other wet stuff (score: 1)
- Author: stan@ccsnet.com (stan@ccsnet.com)
- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 22:34:08 -0500
- One use of the 3M putty tape ( or coax-seal, or electricians putty seal) is to fill in the voids between different diameters on a connectored joint, to provide a smoother surface to wrap the scotch
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00063.html (10,230 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Other wet stuff (score: 1)
- Author: K4OJ@aol.com (K4OJ@aol.com)
- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 08:03:05 -0400 (EDT)
- ....when we use the putty, experience has taught us that it better not be in immediate contact with the PL259 (or whatever fitting) - initially wrap the joint with Scotch's tape (does anyone know any
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00075.html (8,428 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Other wet stuff (score: 1)
- Author: ki7rw" <ki7rw@prairieweb.com (ki7rw)
- Date: Mon, 04 Aug 97 16:26:46 -0600
- The Union Pacific Railroad uses a putty, similar to dux seal, around the the connector then tapes it with electrical tape. It makes an excellent water tight seal but is difficult to remove. - -- ki7r
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00122.html (8,533 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Other wet stuff (score: 1)
- Author: ke4rna@Traveller.COM (Donnie Murray (KE4RNA))
- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 19:00:27 +0000
- To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Donnie - According to our technical gurus - they recommend an alternative method. They would first wrap the connection with our 130C tape. This tape is a linerless rub
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00126.html (9,887 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Other wet stuff (score: 1)
- Author: w7why@mail.coos.or.us (Tom Osborne)
- Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 20:52:54 +0900
- To: <towertalk@contesting.com> to apply, is very waterproof, and is very easy to clean off when taking connections apart! That reminds me of a jokeDo you know what happened to the newlyweds that got
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00347.html (9,260 bytes)
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