[TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: PL259 Cobbectors Part 2 - Murray W9EHQ

[Mike Ryan]

This is the same stuff that STEPPIR supplies with their antennas. AND it 
does work great. You can also find it in BLACK under another name, in the 
plumbing department at HOME DEPOT.  Sells for about $9 per roll give or 
take. That being said, some guys at hamfests sell it. Some are dealers who 
sell imported power cables, connectors, quick disconnects, etc. LOOK 
CLOSELY...what I have seen these guys do is to run off HALF of the roll, and 
sell it for the same price as found in the stores, on eBay, or other 
sources. I think a roll is supposed to have 12ft. from Rescue Tape. 
Sometimes it is called "Tommy Tape" or other names. But it is a self fusing 
tape.  Stretch it while wrapping your connectors, etc. It really seals 
ll.   - Mike

-----Original Message----- 
From: Hank Garretson
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 11:19 AM
To: Tower and HF antenna construction topics.
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: PL259 Cobbectors Part 2 - Murray W9EHQ

For outdoor waterproofing of RG-8 connections, I use Rescue Tape.
http://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Tape-RT1000201201USC-RT1000201201USCO/dp/B00AEBKYPG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1463325032&sr=8-3&keywords=rescue+tape
. For me it works like a champ. Easy on, easy off (with a gentle
razor-blade cut). After years, everything inside is bright and shiny. If
there is a downside to this stuff, I haven't found it.

73,

Hank, W6SX
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