I've got some of the stuff you are referring to. Got it from Joel at
the RF Connection, so will take it along out there to try.
I am a little concerned that it will stick to the surface of the
screw-driver antenna pole, but there's one way to find out.
The week-end will be nice, cool and dry here, so I certainly won't hurt
anything in the short term.
Thanks, John.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: Need ideas for protecting round lug terminals on coax feedline
for RV Screw-driver HF antenna
>I would use coax seal, or that stuff, not sure exactly what it's called but
> it's in a role, you take the wax paper off one site and you can mold it
> around anything, it's like a tape, that would do nicely. Even plain old
> silicone as long as there aren't drain holes in the bottom of the antenna
> to
> look out for which there very well may be so you'll want to look for that.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 10:09 PM
> Subject: Need ideas for protecting round lug terminals on coax feedline
> for
> RV Screw-driver HF antenna
>
>
>> Hey, all.
>>
>> I am sure this will sound very elementary to some on the list, but you
>> guys
>> are a tolerant group with lots of good Elmering, so here goes:
>>
>> In a last-ditch effort to troubleshoot the screw-driver HF antenna on my
>> RV,
>> I'm going to carefully examine the feed line for any problems. There are
>> also two round lug terminals on the antenna end of the feed line that I'm
>> also going to replace. One of the terminals is secured by a small round
>> screw to the radiating element of the antenna, while the other screw
>> secures
>> the round terminal lug that goes to ground.
>>
>> Tonight, we were out at the RV briefly, and I checked the original round
>> lugs on the feed line, and, despite my best efforts to protect them, they
>> still felt corroded to me.
>>
>> So, my question is this:
>>
>> How does one best protect round terminal lugs that are subjected to
>> outdoor
>> conditions from corosion?
>>
>> I had used a small can of liquid tape from, I think, Lowes, but I
>> honestly
>> am not sure it did the job adequately.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be helpful, and, of course, I'll let everyone know
>> how
>> things turn out this week-end, when I'm out at the RV and have time to do
>> the work.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
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