[TowerTalk] SteppIR Rubber Boots

[Dennis Vernacchia]

First of all, replace al the boots with FERNCO brand, as you may have
installed
Mission brand.... supplied to many owners.

You can use Scotch 33 Plus or 88 Plus Electrical tape wrapped over booth
then add a
wrap of Silicone Tape over the electrical tape. It usually sold in Home
Depot as "Stretch and Seal " tape
but be sure it says Silicone Tape on the package too !

73, Dennis N6KI

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:47 PM, <rlvz at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I am wondering if anything can be done to increase the life of the  SteppIR
> rubber boots that hold the element to the boom?  Is there a coating  they
> can be sprayed with?  Here in Florida, mine have significant  cracks after
> one year.
>
> 73,
> Dick- K9OM
>
>
> In a message dated 1/22/2010 3:36:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> ogden at us.ibm.com writes:
>
>
> One  consideration is your tower type.  I have a crank-down, fold-over
> tower
> with a SteppIR on it.  I have had no serious problems with the  antenna
> (after about 3 years), but I have needed to rewrap the tape  coverings on
> the element transitions, etc.  Since I can lower it to  almost ground level
> (and work from a small step ladder), this is not a big  deal.  If I did not
> have a crank-down, fold-over tower, I might be a  little less happy with
> the
> SteppIR. No problems with the motors or  controller.  Unless you are almost
> constantly changing bands, the time  to change bands is not significant.  I
> have the 30/40 meter "trombone  element". Going from 20m to 40m does take
> long enough that I notice it, but  it is not an inhibitor.
>
> Bill -  W2WO
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