[TowerTalk] coax condoms..other solutions

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

Not sure how long you want these things to be around.  It sounds like you 
only want something for a couple of hours.

How about a long piece of shrink wrap, maybe a couple of feet long, pinched 
at the ends with cheap cable ties?............or maybe a piece of hose, plastic 
or garden hose that would slide over the fitting?

Another idea...........Use old two liter Coke bottles, cut the end off just 
enough to squeeze the joint of the coax in, stabilize it vertically with a coat 
hanger shoved in the ground.

If it was up to me, I'd just give the joint a couple of quick wraps of cheap 
electrical tape for a couple of hours.

By the way I use the two liter Coke bottles all over the place.....When 
working on a tower and I have to leave the end of the coax hanging.........I shove 
it in the end of the bottle....totally weather proof.  I had two of these up 
during two hurricanes, taped to the tower.  Coax was totally dry inside.  
Caution:  Make sure the bottle faces down, it doesn't work too well the other way! 

Bill K4XS