I've seen this "Electraglide" used. And abused. Rather than follow
directions and apply ONLY a single coating to his antenna, one of the Jo
Gunn (more is better) customers put on multiple coats. Within days his
entire yagi became coat-hangar thin due to depletion of the surface
electrons on the elements. Lots of good DX for days though while that yagi
was spittin' off electrons, but at the total loss of a Jo Gunn "Big 'Un
11411" Yagi. That's their long boom 11 elements for 11 meters antenna. Not
an inexpensive loss.
Bill KC9CS
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 1:05 pm
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] RE: true north?, true north?
>
> You guys should try the product "Electraglide" rather than the varnish. It
is
> a non-toxic, UV safe coating designed especially for aluminum. It
increases
> the radiating efficiency by decreasing the surface electron resistance to
> motion. It maintains the shine of your aluminum and works for both flat
side
> and the straight up antennas. It is marketed by Jo Gunn.
>
> --
> 73 es God Bless de KK1L...ron (kk1l@arrl.net) <><
> Ron Rossi H/P SRAM Engineering -- IBM Microelectronics
> QTH: Jericho, Vermont
> My page: http://www.qsl.net/kk1l
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