If your family ride bicycles as mine does, you
probably have (or will have) some punctured bicycle
tire inner tubes. Simply cut these into 6-8 inch
pieces and slide one over the cable before making the
connection. Use nylon zip ties to secure the ends.
Great for temporary weatherproofing. Put a little
caulk in the ends before tightning the zip ties and
this can be a permanent fix.
73, Stew K3ND
--- W0UN -- John Brosnahan <shr@swtexas.net> wrote:
> Haven't been following the thread very closely. But
> one thing that might
> work is
> a long balloon (as opposed to a round balloon, like
> the ones that are used
> to make
> the balloon animals. Cut off the ends and slip over
> the connectors. Seems
> like they
> may be small enough to make a good fit on the cable
> in their un-inflated
> condition
> (or at least close) and they will clearly stretch to
> fit over the
> connectors based on
> their size when inflated.
>
> Maybe you keep the inflation end intact since it
> seems a bit tighter and use
> it on the UP side of the connection. And just cut
> off the other end of the
> balloon.
> I think you can roll them on pretty easily and they
> should remain intact at
> least
> through a Field Day weekend.
>
> --John W0UN
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