[TowerTalk] COAX SEAL

[Steven Katz]

Me, either, regarding tape or other sealants.

At my last home in CA, the "cable company" was Spectrum and our utilities were all underground, but they made their "splice" (coax) under a removable cover so I could see it.

It was hardline spliced to flex line out by the curb, all underground but exposed to easily see if you just removed a steel plate.   After rains, it was all completely under water.

No tape, no sealants of any kind visible, just hardline spliced to flex line like RG6 quad shield, all underwater, always worked perfectly after being underwater for weeks.

Never had any signal loss or anything.  Standard F type coax connectors.   I must admit those are pretty darned good, sealed with O-rings.

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2024 6:39 PM
To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] COAX SEAL

>Only somewhat related but I am reminded of a method of joining hardline 
>pieces together 1000' from his shack shown to me in person by the late, 
>great, Jack VE1ZZ(sk).  He brought both pcs up from the ground some 
>distance above ground to clear snow (I think about 3-4') and soldered 
>(etc)_ them together and then positioned a 2-Liter 'pop' bottle <bottom 
>cut off> overtop of them as a rain/wx hood.

VE1ZZ had the right idea.  I've done the same thing here.

Yes when it comes to professionals I was thinking of the broadcast industry.  Sorry if that offended all the cellular phone folks and made you feel left out, but I've been to a lot of cell sites and don't recall seeing any tape on anything anywhere.

73

Rob
K5UJ

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