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

[Kevin Stover]

SteppIR doesn't use butyl tape and longer on the element seams.
They use glue coated heat shrink.

On 5/15/2016 11:11 AM, Mike Ryan wrote:
> 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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R. Kevin Stover
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