Couldn't resist jumping in on this one. For many years I have just
run a couple of wraps of tape around the coax that is in direct
contact with the tower. Then on top of the tape I wrap and twist one
turn of #8-12 solid conductor wire. Not too tight that you distort
coax but I have this stuff up for years and no problem.
Dick W7ZR
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 22:15:41 -0000, David Robbins K1TTT <k1ttt@arrl.net> wrote:
> > Never use the electrical black tape, moisture collects under the tape
> > and rusts the metal.
> > Believe me, I had a 40 foot Delhi and it was rusted on every place
> that
> > the tape was, otherwise it was clean.
> >
>
> must not have been very good galvanizing. I have used electrical tape
> for 20 years on rohn towers and the only difference when I remove it is
> that the galvanizing is shinier under the tape.
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
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>
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Dick W7ZR
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