'Bout that time for the bee sting thread, isn't it?
Gene Smar AD3F
spelunk.sueno@cwix.com
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From: K7LXC@aol.com <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: GIG38@aol.com <GIG38@aol.com>; towertalk@contesting.com
<towertalk@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, May 03, 1999 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Boom caps. Are they needed?
>
>In a message dated 99-05-03 19:33:42 EDT, GIG38 writes:
>
>> I am not an antenna designer but my assumptions in favor of using boom
caps
>> are:
>>
>> 1. Prevents mositure from accumulating in the boom
>
> Not exactly. The moisture is from condensation so it'll get in but
can't
>get out. Weep holes in the boom caps is recommended.
>>
>> 2. Prevents wasps, hornets and yellow jackets from building nests and
>> taking up residency in your antenna boom.
>>
> Good point. That's a good reason.
>
>> From my prior climbing days and personal experience I can assure you
>colony
>> of wasps, hornets or yellow jackets are not a pleasure to meet when you
are
>> on the ground much less strapped to a tower - regardless of height. I
have
>> felt the stings and they can sting faster than an human can unbuckle and
>> safely get to the ground.
>
> An aside: if you are stung by a wasp, hornet, etc. (whether tower
>climbing or whatever), some Adolph's Meat Tendenizer applied directly to
the
>bite will take the pain away in a minute. I carry some in my tower climbing
>first aid kit.
>>
>> For what they cost and what, no more than a minute or two, to install
>why
>> would you take the chance of NOT using them?
>>
> Fair enough. Be sure to put weep holes in them.
>
>Cheers, Steve K7LXC
>Champion Radio Products
>Tower Tech
>
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