[TowerTalk] quick waterproofing for PL-259 connectors?

[Jim Lux]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brown" <jbrown at luminet.net>

> The best product I found is a silicone tape. I have bought it at Radio
> Shack and the local home improvement store in the electrical department.
> It sticks to its self yet can be removed fairly easily.
>
Does it leave a residue?

This tape is sort of where I'm starting, but I'm looking for a better(?)
solution.  The tape works, but:
- it's a consumable (which means after I cut it off I've to to throw it
away, which leads to a trash problem on tear down
- it takes extra steps to wrap the tape (when you've got to make a dozen
connections, and you want the total setup time to be <15-20 minutes, even 30
seconds adds up)
- taping in the rain is a dicey proposition (The tape or the cable gets wet,
and things don't stick very well)

This is in connection with a portable phased array.  Pull to a stop, jump
out, 20 minutes later, you're on the air.

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> > bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lux
> >
> > 1) real fast to mate (ideally, no extra time over what it takes to
> mate
> > the
> > connectors)
> > 2) cheap
> > 3) real fast to demate
> > 4) Ideally, no consumables
> > 5) Doesn't require tools
> > 6) Can be done in the dark/rain