White Scotch 33?
Chuck W5PR
On Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM n4zkf n4zkf.com <n4zkf@n4zkf.com> wrote:
> You got that right! If you ever want to get it off again when using Butyl.
>
>
> David Calder
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> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Steve
> Maki <lists@oakcom.org>
> Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
> To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sealing Coax Connections
> In any case, one must use a "courtesy" wrap under the nuclear stuff to
> avoid loud swearing in the future.
>
> Scotch 33 or 88 works OK for that, but the best courtesy wrap is a layer
> of silicone tape.
>
> -Steve K8LX
>
> On 04/19/25 4:29 PM, Steve Jones 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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