[TowerTalk] Sealing Coax Connector

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/14/2010 10:30:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  People seem to have so many different methods...I use  coax-seal...a 
goop 
specially made for the purpose. Messy but  effective  I have been 
recommended 
to use 3M 103C by a coax-seal  hater..hi hi
 
    I also hate CoaxSeal. Once you put it on a  connector - you can never 
get it off; you have to throw the connector away.  The commercial versions 
(e.g. db Products, Andrew, etc.) are much  better.
 
    CoaxSeal is a butyl rubber-type vapor wrap and  will do a decent job if 
it goes over an initial layer or two of good  electrical tape. Cover the 
vapor wrap with another couple of layers of  electrical tape and you've got a 
pretty bombproof connection. (Be sure  the last outer wrap of tape goes UP 
if the coax is vertical - that'll  keep water from running right into the 
joint.)
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH 
 
PS - There's a good chapter on weatherproofing in my UP THE TOWER book  
(www.championradio.com).