[TowerTalk] Hose Clamps

[Patrick Greenlee]

GE Silicone II is rated for 50 years.  That or similar will plug tubes longer and better than any of the caps provided by Mississippi's Finest Junk or related brands (or just about any MFG’s provided caps.)  For larger harder to fill tube diameters, cover with tape and then cover the tape with a good overlapping coat of Silicone rubber.

This approach worked well in the bright sun and salt air of San Diego waterfront and seagoing applications subject to tough environmental stresses.

Patrick AF5CK


-----Original Message----- 
From: n8cc at mei.net 
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 10:48 AM 
To: towertalk at contesting.com 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hose Clamps 



While you're replacing inferior parts, consider addressing the
plastic
element and boom caps.  My last HyGain antenna
came with blue and 
orange caps.  The sun ate them up in
two years up here in Michigan.  They
probably wouldn't
last a summer down south.  

Possibly a good grade of
black tape, carefully applied, would offer some 
degree of UV
protection.

MFJ is where good companies go to die.

Jeff - N8CC
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