[TowerTalk] Caps (was: Hose Clamps)

[K8RI]

On 1/31/2013 7:50 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> Are bugs and spiders in elements a problem for you?  I am not an entomologist, but with the exception of wasps, most of the bugs and spiders that I see are closer to the ground.  I think that you are more likely to have them inside your PVC furnace exhaust which is not covered at all and would cause a serious malfunction if blocked.  Even if they were inside your tubing, I think that a spider would be less harmful to your antenna than an element full of water.
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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) 


> John KK9A
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>    Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 22:47
>    Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Caps (was: Hose Clamps)
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>    On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 2:35 PM, <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
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>      I do not put caps on any of my antenna elements or booms. I have never had
>      an issue from using nothing and I don't have to worry about moisture
>      accumulating.
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>    What about spiders and other assorted bugs?
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