[TowerTalk] waterproofing big #31 clamp-on choke

[N2TK, Tony]

Last winter I had a couple FT-240 Fair-Rite #31 cores on my receive antennas
break. They were on the ground here in upstate NY.
I assembled four 3/4 wave phase lines for my 80M 4-sq using the largest
clamp-on cores #31 with 8 turns of RG-6  through each based on
recommendations in K9YC's info. I am getting concerned about protecting the
cores from the weather.

73,
N2TK, Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom
Frenaye
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 4:03 PM
To: jim at audiosystemsgroup.com; towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] waterproofing big #31 clamp-on choke

At 01:50 PM 6/29/2017, Jim Brown wrote:
>Since I first published this work around 2007, I've yet to receive word of
problems from moisture, except a single report of cracking from freeze/thaw
with multiple cores. That's only one report in 9 years. 

Jim -

Add me to the list, I've had cores disintegrate over the years.  I use
several them at the base of my 80 and 160 4-square verticals, wrapped in
electrical tape to hold them together.   The problem could have been
freeze/thaw cycles, or heating when one of the verticals detunes when it
breaks and I didn't notice the problem on the shack end.

I suspect those of us in ice/snow country see it more often than the San
Jose area does...   Haven't found a good solution yet, I have trouble
imaging that the addition of a box and associated connectors, caulking and
hardware will be more reliable over time.

    -- Tom


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