[TowerTalk] Painting antennas

[Jack - K4WSB]

We had a friend, N4QU, who was the Radio Op on a sulphur ship running 
between Tampa & Port Sulphur.  Needless to say between the salt and the 
sulphur everything took a beating on the boat.
He tried many things trying to make antennas last.  The thing he found with 
Krylon  was after a short time the paint would crack and moisture would get 
in creating numerous problems.  After many attempts he decided that nothing 
was worth the effort and when the antenna wore out he would simply replace it.


At 01:29 PM 4/29/2006 -0400, K8RI on Tower talk wrote:



>Hello TTers,
>Would like to know if any of you have some experience with antenna´s
>painting. I´d like to add an extra protection to the aluminium elements of
>my yagi. Would it affect the performance of the antenna on any way??...would
>it be advisable?..Thanks!
>
>
>I use clear Krylon which is suggested in the assembly instructions of my C3i
>VHF and UHF antennas.  OTOH I'm not sure how long the stuff lasts.
>
>Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
>N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
>www.rogerhalstead.com
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Jack Hartley
K4WSB
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