Looking forward to hearing you, and I'd love to put up one of those slopers 
here.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 5:41 AM
Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice


>    Hey, Steve.
>
> You are right;  the connector does hang down, and my hope is that it won't
> absorb moisture as readily because of that fact alone.
>
> P.S.  Maybe if we can get the 80-meter sloper up today as well, I'll try
> 3976 as a good test, so stand by for that.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 11:25 PM
> Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice
>
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> I probably would do that for a yagi or VHF connection.  I didn't do that
>> for
>> my inverted Vee and it has performed well for at least six years now.  I
>> wouldn't sweat it, usually the connector is hanging down so the 
>> likelihood
>> of getting much moisture infiltration isn't that great.
>>
>> Don't sweat the small stuff; if you put it on a pulley you can always get
>> at
>> it if something happens in a couple years.
>>
>>
>> Steve, K8SP
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 10:30 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
>>