I do the same. But I also do a final wrap with white Scotch 88. This
reflects sunlight. Black coax seal (and anything else black) can get very
hot in the summer and change.
73
John
NN1SS
On Sat, Apr 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM Steve Jones <n6sj@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Interesting...I use the exact opposite procedure. I first wrap the
> connector with Scotch 88, with a little fold at the end for easy
> unwrapping.
> Then cover everything with the self-fusing Coax Seal. If I need to get to
> the connector, I scrape the sticky stuff away from the little fold, then
> unwrap everything off to reveal a shiny clean connector.
> 73,
> Steve
> N6SJ
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Jim Brown
> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2025 10:56 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sealing Coax Connections
>
> On 4/18/2025 3:12 PM, Brian Beezley wrote:
> > Has anyone tried this method?:
> >
> > https://tinyurl.com/mr3n2htx
>
> Neighbor W6GJB and I, who have worked together on antennas for 10-15 years,
> have tried a lot of methods. I've used heat shrink selectively to solve
> specific problems, but not to cover connections completely.
>
> One of the issues with any connection is that we often need to open them up
> to change something, or to troubleshoot an issue. The method we settled on
> some years ago is to first wrap the connection with a self-fusing silicone
> product like Rescue Tape, then cover it with an overlapped wrap of Scotch
> 88
> to protect it both physically and from UV.
> If we need to open up the connection, we can simply unwrap the 88, then
> slice the silicone with a knife or razor blade.
>
> This method has worked quite well for us. We do a lot of portable operation
> in Glen's contesting trailer
>
> k9yc.com/7QP.pdf
>
> and both of us live in the Santa Cruz Mountains, with a lot of antennas
> rigged high in redwoods that experience storm damage, every winter. And
> also
> receiving antennas -- I have two 550 ft long reversible Beverages and a
> pair
> of phased VE3DO loops. We've figured out rigging pretty well
> -- after losing a couple of 120 ft high dipoles in 2006-7, the only ones
> I've lost since were three that were supported on one end by a 200 ft
> Douglas Fir whose root ball was pulled out of the ground! The other end of
> all three dipoles were intact. We rig with weights on pulleys, and rigging
> is pretty robust.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
>
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