My two cents worth:

My two tower climbers that do my home tower as well as my repeater tower up 
at the mountain (160ft tower) are both professionals.  One used to install 
cell towers and the other worked for Verizon phone company.  Both do the 
following.  Electrical tape (3m tape) higher quality than you get at Harbor 
Freight.  You then use "Beutal tape" it can be bought in half inch wide 
rolls up to two inch wide rolls.  This stuff is incredibly good and you 
could soak it under water and no water will penetrate.  Finally, another 
wrap of your good 3M tape and you have one water cealed connection that will 
last for years in any wx.  These are not my thoughts but what I have learned 
from guys in the business.

Applying the Beutal tape or other coax ceal directly to the feedline will 
make it practically impossible to get the crap off of the metal surfaces. 
Gumming them up to the point you will need to cut off the connector and 
start over.  If done as I listed above, the connector when unwrapped will be 
bright and shiny even after years of being out in the wx.

Finally, where can one obtain Beutal tape?  Google it.  I bought some on 
EBay and I would imagine most radio/communications shops will carry it.  I 
bought a box of it on EBay that had two inch wide along with 3m tape in it 
for less than $15.00.



Thanks, Brian, k5in