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Subject: [TowerTalk] What tape to use?
From: w5rz@troi.csw.net (Dennis Schaefer)
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 22:04:04 -0500
At 09:02 PM 8/16/98 -0500, Dale L. Martin wrote:
>
>This occurred to me to ask after reading about taping the end
>caps:
>
>Why don't we just crimp the end tips closed?
>
>What's the problem with doing that?

I had a very old Hy-Gain 3 element monobander, and the ends were crimped.
It made me wonder the same thing.  It is permanent, won't let bugs in
(unless they were very tiny) but will let water out.  

Dennis


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