Well maybe it will be fine.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 3:39 AM
Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice
> Gerry:
>
> I do think it depends on the quality of the tape. This stuff I am using
> costs several bucks a roll, and is supposedly good-quality 3 M tape. You
> can tell it's good quality when you use it in the cold weather; it
> doesn't
> get as hard and brittle as some of the cheaper stuff over time.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 11:24 PM
> Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice
>
>
>> Wow, I have never had good luck with electrical tape and outside.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 9:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice
>>
>>
>>> I've had people do the same thing here, I generally let it go and hoped
>>> for
>>> the best and have yet to have any problem, my 10 meter vertical was up
>>> there with nothing but good electrical tape on that connector for almost
>>> 10
>>> years with no problem. A lot of them I don't even bother with and it
>>> seems
>>> the ones I have the least trouble with I don't seal at all.
>>> ----- 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
>>
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