[TowerTalk] antenna grease

[Alan NV8A]

I assume that the guy who invented this wonder product is the guy who, 
when the FCC banned its sale, went on to invent "Monster" cables.

Alan NV8A


On 06/18/10 07:37 pm, Kathy Bookmiller wrote:

> All this talk of towers and grounding...
> All you need to improve your signal was found on the Rochester version of Craig's
> list....
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> For sale one tube of rare cb antenna grease. This stuff came out in the
> 60's. It was developed by the Department of Defense for the armed
> services. It was mainly used in the field on hand held units, tripling
> their range. It is a closely guarded secret by technicians&  HAM's.
> When the FCC found out some amateur radio supply outlets had purchased a
>   sizable quantity of the RF grease through US Army&  Navy surplus
> auctions, the FCC outlawed the sale of it in the US. What the RF grease
> does is make your signal slide out your antenna faster and with less
> friction. Because of this you get less RF friction (hysteresis). The
> results are: lower SWR readings&  increased power handling, the
> faster moving RF signal builds up a tremendous RF inertia, resulting a
> higher DB gain on your signal, (like a slingshot effect throwing a
> faster&  larger signal) ( typically 3.8-4.7 db gain) and 4x the
> power handling capacity. Modulation&  SSB benefit a whopping 6 db
> gain. over an untreated isotropic dipole antenna lasts for about 6
> mounths then, just wipe off any old grease and put some new on. This is
> probably the best kept secret in amateur radio! The guys at the
> shoot-out's wont tell you about this amazing secret! Triple the RF
> output of a 200 watt box to 600 ERP, etc... (effective radiated power)
> This RF grease also causes a very cool side efect if you feed over 100
> watts into a treated antenna you will see a cool purpleish-pink halo
> glowing around your antenna on key up at night, pulsating with your
> modulation ! (not to cool for the military, this is why they stopped
> using it!) For now all I have is one 16oz. tube. $250.00 FIRM
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