I'm amazed at how some of you can say that $20 is considered to be high
price for 16 pcs of specially made spare parts for an antenna. This is year
2002 and prices have gone up since the 1960's.. should they give them away
for free..?
To me it seems like the consensus on the reflector is that if something
costs > $1000 one should always go for the highest price deal (=highest
quality..??!) but something that costs $1-30 is considered a total ripoff.
I seem to remember seeing the same discussion regarding bolts and clamps
the other month. No wonder the guy on the street corner selling hardware
has closed down his business...
Better put things in the right perspective guys..
/Peter SM2CEW
www.qsl.net/sm2cew
At 02:51 2002-08-09 , you wrote:
>My experience with a TH7DX is that taping the end caps detunes the traps. I
>am planning on replacing the end caps which after many years in the sun seem
>to be nearing the end of their useful life. The $20 price seems high until
>one stops to think about the cost of making and storing the things until
>someone orders them. If there are 8 traps there will be 16 ends and that
>means the cost is only a little more than $1.00 per end cap.
>
>
>Tod, KOTO
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
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>Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 5:26 PM
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: [Towertalk] TH6DXX trap end caps
>
>
>Dale points out that it is possible to get TH6DXX trap end caps from
>Hy-gain. However, a set of caps is $20.
>
>Some of my caps are cracking, others are not. Those that are damaged
>could be patched with plastic cement or rubberized tape. There are
>weep holes in the trap covers, so making a moisture-proof seal is
>purposeless. I suspect that the idea is to keep a stream of water
>from running into the trap. Even then, it would be tough to short the
>trap, since it is about 1/2" away from the cover.
>
>Do I really need new end caps, or is some tape or cement adequate?
>
>73,
>Jan Ditzian
>KX2A
>kx2a@arrl.net
>
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