[TowerTalk] Re: Tower paint......what color ?

[Bob Wruble]

i paint all my yagis a flat black spray paint.....it helps keep the ice off
and they look more stealthy!!    w7gg


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Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 1:59 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Re: Tower paint......what color ?


>
> In a message dated 04/26/2000 12:44:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> jim.thomson@telus.com writes:
>
> > Fellows,  Iv'e searched the archives to no avail on this subject.
> >
> >  -What is a good color to paint a tower to make it more acceptable to
> >  'the neighbourhood'.  New Trylon sections glint in the sun.  They have
a
> >  film of gunk on them when new. After several months outside in the wx
> >  and rain, they weather a bit,  and are then suitable to take paint
> >  easily.
> >
> >  -Was thinking of a flat, non reflective gray or blue grey.    Then I
> >  hear of everything from black to sky blue  to green.
> >
> >  -What makes a tower  'vanish' ??
> >
> >  -One fellow here in town painted his entire TH6DX  white !      Why
> >  paint even sticks to flexing elements is beyond me.   (it's still on)
> >  -I think painting yagis would screw them up electrically. If paint ever
> >  started flaking off, it would look even worse, and require removal to
> >  repaint.
> >
> >  -I don't want to get into high level experimentation  with tower paint.
> >  I don't want to reinvent the wheel.I'm sure somebody has some info on
> >  this.
>
> >  Jim   VE7RQ
>
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