[TowerTalk] Have you had success with ....

[Kimberly Elmore]

This is exactly what I did: I used Al window screen over the ends held 
on with small hose clamps. This would work just as well if I stuffed 
some in the ends of the tubing and allows water that enters to exit.

Kim N5OP

On 7/20/2019 12:39 PM, jimlux wrote:
> On 7/20/19 9:30 AM, Bob Shohet, KQ2M wrote:
>> My experiences have been different from KK9A.?? Open element tips with 
>> nothing capping them, is just an invitation for spiders, bees, wasps 
>> and other flying creatures to nest in them (extremely common here in 
>> the deep forests of Western CT) and their nests block the drainage of 
>> water, trapping it inside for it to freeze and split the element.?? 
>> Or, the water stays inside and the weight builds up adding to the 
>> potential weight and torque imbalances in a heavy wind.
>
> what about shoving plastic scrubbies, or rolled up plastic window mesh 
> in the end. vents the air/water, doesn't let bugs make nests, etc.
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