> I did have a wasp nest in one of my lower antennas once, but that really
> never caused any problem.
My concern wouldn't be for the operation of the antenna, but what might
happen if I attempted to work on it with the nest there.
I've disturbed a nest and had them come after me and it wasn't much fun, and
that was when I was on the ground. I sure wouldn't want to be at the top of
the tower and have that happen.
Tom, NI1N
----- Original Message -----
From: <kk9a@arrl.net>
To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Cc: <RadioIR@charter.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 10:50 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Water in my XM240
>I never use end caps on elements or the boom. I just see them as a
>moisture
> trap and I really haven't seen any problems with not using them. I did
> have
> a wasp nest in one of my lower antennas once, but that really never caused
> any problem.
>
> The usefulness of an aluminum to aluminum compound probably varies
> depending
> on how corrosive of a location you are in. I don't think northern Alabama
> is that corrosive. I have not used it on the majority of my antennas in
> Illinois and I've never had problems disassembling the antennas or noticed
> any corrosion problems. In fact it was more difficult for me to
> disassemble
> an antenna that I used Penetrox on because the compound hardened. I also
> purchased a used antenna that once belonged to AA6TT/0 and it was a little
> bit of a job cleaning off the hardened compound before reassembling it.
> The
> compounds do however help keep a good electrical connection - especially
> in
> a corrosive environment. I use it on all of my antennas in Aruba.
>
> 73,
> John KK9A / P40A
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