[TowerTalk] Taping trap caps - good or bad practice?

[Jim Smith]

Seems to me that he later recanted but not sure.  As this question keeps 
cropping up, could someone with the appropriate equipment and expertise 
measure a few traps they have lying around both with and without tape to 
see what effect there might be and let us know?  A certain W8 comes to 
mind but there must be many others who could do this.

73 de Jim Smith    VE7FO

William G. McDowell wrote:

>Several years ago there was a thread about this subject and I 
>believe the consensus then was taping the caps upset the 
>capacitance of the trap enough to detune it.  Think this came from the chief engineer at Hy-Gain, Roger, WD0??? or Joe, W1JR.
>
>Not recommended.
>
>73
>Bill, K4CIA
>