I'd take any one of those three wishes.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 4:56 AM
Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice
> Yeah, Colin, I hear you on your last point. It's just that we were
> racing against the loss of daylight, and wanted to get as far as we could
> last night. The antenna is on top of a 40-foot mast which is on top of my
> garage roof. The mast is in sections, and is collapsable, so maybe I
> could
> get to it myself if needed somewhere later down the road. I'll just have
> to
> wait till my bravery level gets up there again. Oh, how nice it would be
> to
> be young, fearless, and verile again! (smile)
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 12:39 AM
> Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice
>
>
>> don't worry about it.
>> and if it really bothers you, do it yourself and have done with it.
>> Is there some reason you can't lower the antenna down and put the coax
>> seal
>> on yourself?
>> Also, you should put the seal tape or whatever your using on first, then
>> wrap electrical tape around that instead of putting the tape on, then the
>> sealer.
>> However, electrical tape, will work fine as long as enough was put on.
>> As long as you just let other people do the detailed stuff, you have to
>> kind
>> of take what your given.
>> The coax connection can be done on the ground before the antenna goes up,
>> so
>> it's not like you couldn't have made certain the connection was how you
>> wanted it before it was up in the air.
>>
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BS
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 8:30 PM
>> Subject: Small dilemma; Need some advice
>>
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> Well, to make a very long story short, I have decided to take my
>>> troublesome
>>> Carolina Windom 160 compact antenna down, and am in the process of
>>> replacing
>>> it with a 160-meter sloper, and an 80-meter sloper that I purchased at a
>>> swap in my area last week-end.
>>>
>>> We are in the middle of the antenna replacement process, but I'm hoping
>>> it
>>> should be done by later tomorrow.
>>>
>>> All has gone well, except for one small issue, which I'm torn about how
>>> to
>>> deal with. This is the kind of issue where we've all been there when
>>> trying
>>> to deal with volunteer help who doesn't do things like we would.
>>>
>>> Anyway, my friend installed the 160-meter sloper at the top of my
>>> 40-foot
>>> mast, but when I asked him how he sealed the coax connection at the feed
>>> point, he said that he coated the connector with a dialectric grease,
>>> and
>>> then tightly wrapped three layers of electrical tape around the
>>> connection.
>>> The tape he used was some real good 3 M tape that I had gotten a while
>>> ago.
>>> I had wanted him to put coax seal on top of the tape, but he would not
>>> do
>>> it, arguing that what he did should be fine.
>>>
>>> Obviously, my concern is that the electrical tape eventually will
>>> deteriorate, and let water into the connection.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to figure out a tactful way to bring up this issue again with
>>> him
>>> when he comes back tomorrow, but, at the same time, I don't want to
>>> offend
>>> him, since he has done so much for me already.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any ideas as to how to tactfully handle the situation?
>>> Obviously, if just having the electrical tape was good enough, I
>>> wouldn't
>>> stress about it, but I would sure hate to be introducing unnecessary
>>> problems into the situation here.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>
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