[TowerTalk] Boom End Caps??

[Mike Ryan]

It might be a good idea if you plan to seal the ends up with a cap to put a 
very small hole at the bottom of that cap to allow moisture to run out. Not 
a hole large enough for critters to enter, but to allow water out. In cold 
climate areas this may prevent the boom from freezing and then splitting. 
Anything like a boom with even the tightest fitting joints will take on 
water....you don't want that to build up and detune the antenna, make it 
heavier, or potentially freeze.  - Mike

-----Original Message----- 
From: Patrick Greenlee
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 8:40 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Boom End Caps??

In my part of the world mud daubers would add pounds of red clay if
wasps didn't build a nest first.  Tower work is dangerous enough without
adding wasps upset by your presence/activities.

YMMV but what is the downside to having caps?

73,

Patrick NJ5G




On 8/21/2014 5:03 PM, k2qmf at juno.com wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I am putting together a new Bencher SkyHawk!
>
> I would like to get opinions on the use of the end caps?
>
> Use them?
> Don't use them?
> Use something else instead?
>
> Any info would be very much appreciated...
>
> 73,
> Ted  K2QMF
>
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