In a message dated 10/10/02 11:53:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, KI7WX@aol.com
writes:
> With the coax choke approach what are folks doing to terminate the coax
into
> pigtails for connection to the feedpoint? In my station I've always avoided
> coax terminations and junctions which don't end in a fitting that I can
> properly waterproof.
I agree. Jim and Steve aside, I haven't seen ANY split coax
weatherproofing that was worth anything and my experience has been that it's
almost impossible to keep water from running down the shield (So THAT'S where
that puddle of water in the shack came from!).
One way to do it is to use those little dipole center insulators with the
built-in SO239. The ends go to the feedpoint and the feedline plugs into the
UHF female socket.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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