SteppIR doesn't use butyl tape and longer on the element seams.
They use glue coated heat shrink.
On 5/15/2016 11:11 AM, Mike Ryan wrote:
This is the same stuff that STEPPIR supplies with their antennas. AND
it does work great. You can also find it in BLACK under another name,
in the plumbing department at HOME DEPOT. Sells for about $9 per roll
give or take. That being said, some guys at hamfests sell it. Some are
dealers who sell imported power cables, connectors, quick disconnects,
etc. LOOK CLOSELY...what I have seen these guys do is to run off HALF
of the roll, and sell it for the same price as found in the stores, on
eBay, or other sources. I think a roll is supposed to have 12ft. from
Rescue Tape. Sometimes it is called "Tommy Tape" or other names. But
it is a self fusing tape. Stretch it while wrapping your connectors,
etc. It really seals ll. - Mike
-----Original Message----- From: Hank Garretson
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 11:19 AM
To: Tower and HF antenna construction topics.
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: PL259 Cobbectors Part 2 - Murray
W9EHQ
For outdoor waterproofing of RG-8 connections, I use Rescue Tape.
http://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Tape-RT1000201201USC-RT1000201201USCO/dp/B00AEBKYPG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1463325032&sr=8-3&keywords=rescue+tape
. For me it works like a champ. Easy on, easy off (with a gentle
razor-blade cut). After years, everything inside is bright and shiny. If
there is a downside to this stuff, I haven't found it.
73,
Hank, W6SX
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