[Amps] Suggestions for Storage of Amps and Radios

[Dan Hearn]

Troy: I have several packets of dessicant beyond my needs. Be glad to send
you up to 8 or 10 (no cost). Let me know how many. Tnx for your service. 73,
Dan, N5AR

-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]On
Behalf Of Harold Mandel
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 1:04 PM
To: TROY SINGLETON-N5ARK
Cc: amps at contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] Suggestions for Storage of Amps and Radios



The longest run of storage requires hermetically-sealed
technology.  With a desiccant media like silica-gel, the hermetically
sealed environment's residual moisture is absorbed by the desiccant.

Theoretically, a pile of desiccant bags and a well-sealed garbage bag
works.

Since you're not shipping these anywhere except to your storage, then a
cardboard box with a 55 gallon garbage bag
around the rigs, with a desiccant bag will be the storage.

What to do is to wrap the rig in the bag, put it in
the box with the desiccant media bags and use your vacuum cleaner to
suck out the residual air volume, like one of those closet storage bag
assemblies.

I like to use camphor (moth balls) in addition to desiccant.

Camphor, while smelly, is a great corrosion preventative.

The machine shop up in Kentucky is well-equipped with
mothballs (paradichlorobenzene), and the critters are not too
interested in setting up shop in that odor, too.

Shipping is entirely a different subject.

Good wishes and God Bless for taking care of your dad.

Hal
W4HBM
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