[UK-CONTEST] PVC end caps- solved

[Peter Bowyer]

You'd be very welcome in the UKSMG event, Chris :-)

73 Peter G4MJS

2008/5/28 G3SJJ <g3sjj at btinternet.com>:
> Thanks everyone for the responses. Some useful pointers but the best was
> from Bob G1ZJP. Silicone sealant. Found I still had some external grade
> sealant left and squirted it into each element end. When it has cured I
> can trim the excess off with a sharp Stanley knife.
>
> I enjoy designing and building antennas, and even more so when I can do
> it cheaply. Total cost so far for the 3 el 6m yagi project is 12 quid
> for a new 13mm drill bit to fabricate the gamma match and a quid or so
> for some bits of heat shrink. I haven't built anything higher than 28MHz
> so it was quite a buzz tuning the gamma and getting a good 1:1 on 50.1,
> then it rained again!
>
> Since I have nowhere to take the K3 for NFD though I might try the UKSMG
> 6 metre contest!
>
> Chris G3SJJ
>
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