[TowerTalk] Caps (was: Hose Clamps)

w6rgs at cox.net w6rgs at cox.net
Fri Feb 1 03:03:13 EST 2013


A plastic cap on the end, then dip the last 3 inches in 
PlastiDip.  No bugs, no water, no worries.
http://www.plastidip.com/
73  Bill W6RGS


At 08:46 PM 1/31/2013, K8RI wrote:

>Spiders have felled towers.   I had one that had a web in a leg 
>about 15' from the to in a 40 footer.  The web trapped moisture 
>whioch froze.  we then had a heavy rain followed by another 
>freeze.  It split the tower leg, ruining the section.  Had the tower 
>had a larger      load, it would have completely folded.
>
>Ive seen it happen much closer to the ground in cheap, Aluminum TV 
>towers and those were a complete loss.
>
>
>73
>
>Roger (K8RI)



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