[TowerTalk] re; STUF Weather Proofing compound...

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/5/2011 12:01:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  I have never used "Stuff", I imagine that it would be  hard to clean out 
of 
the connector afterwards.  It probably does no  harm, but it is better to 
spend your efforts sealing the outside of the  connector properly.


    Boy, I'm with you 100% on that one. The stuff is  a mess. I've never 
understood why I would want to flood an RF connector with a  non-conducting 
goo. 
 
    You're up in the air on a tower and then  your hands/gloves have that 
stuff on them and it's slippery and hard to get  off, even on the ground. 
Slippery gloves/hands on a tower not  recommended.
 
    If you do the standard job of electrical tape,  vapor wrap and then 
more electrical tape - that's a bomb-proof joint and no  need for the 
aforementioned goo. 
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
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