[Towertalk] Balun Location (more)

[Richard M. Gillingham]

I just took down an antenna that I sealed the pigtail with an RTV 
sealant I got from a BellSouth repairman.  It's clear, and does not have 
the vinegar smell.  The antenna in question was up for about 6 years and 
the coax was clean behind the pigtail,(I cut it open to check) and the 
hardware was bright and shiny.  

It's called B Sealant...  In a generic package.  Possibly something Ma 
Bell has manufactured to spec.  But it seems to work.  This in South 
Florida with UV, wind rain and salt atmosphere...
Talk to your friendly neighborhood telephone repairman..

I also have fabricated SO239 terminations to plug in PL259 connectors at 
the feed points of various antennas.  I've found can be as difficult to 
properly seal these up as the pigtails.  

Good luck
73
Gil, W1RG


Steve Katz wrote:

>Mark, I'll get you a manufacturer's part number.  I don't know of any 3M
>product for this, but have been using G-C "Red Glypt" or something like that
>(have it at home, will look and get back to you) for about 30 years.  It
>goes on gooey and red, turns darker with age, I've never seen the weather
>defeat it yet.  -WB2WIK/6
>
>"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -
>Mario Andretti
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:	KI7WX@aol.com [SMTP:KI7WX@aol.com]
>>Sent:	Thursday, October 10, 2002 3:57 PM
>>To:	towertalk@contesting.com
>>Subject:	Re: [Towertalk] Balun Location (more)
>>
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>>>The pigtails were sealed with some sort of dark-colored
>>>silicone sealant, that I had to cut through with a razor 
>>>blade to find the connections beneath -- which were still 
>>>shiny, after 23 years.
>>>      
>>>
>>Thanks. The trick is to get someone that actually knows the part number
>>and manufacturer for whatever "some sort of dark-colored silicone sealant"
>>is to reply with that information. I should have been more specific in my
>>query. 
>>
>>And to prevent the next 100 obvious posts - please don't respond with
>>"just use an RTV sealant". That might work, but I have an expectation that
>>there is a superior product from a company like 3M that is perfect for
>>this type of application and I'm curious if someone knows what it is. 
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Mark
>>KI7WX
>>
>>P.S. Sounds like someone who operates the FQP needs to learn how to solder
>>and waterproof PL-259s   heh heh heh...  ;-)
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