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Old March 15th 12, 06:44 AM
K5RIX K5RIX is offline
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Originally Posted by NM5K[_4_] View Post
On 3/13/2012 2:29 PM, K5RIX wrote:
One concern is the longevity of the
fiberglass base insulator in the South Texas sun, and I am contemplating
coating it with roof tar. Any suggestions along this line are most
welcome.


Dunno.. I think I would use something else.. That roof tar can
really get to be a mess if you have to work on anything.
And it possibly could effect the fiberglass being an oil type
product. Don't know how it's built, but maybe heat shrink tubing,
or some coating that wouldn't be so messy. IE: I'd much rather use
black color weatherstrip adhesive to cover it, than roof tar.
It will dry to be like rubber, and could be peeled off if needed.
Yes I agree. A big tube of heat shrink custom cut sounds much better.

This was an excellent antenna for me, and I set it up for my mom prior to a Navy transfer after my dad passed away. She had very good luck with it. I'm glad to finally have all the parts again. The R7 was really good, especially on 30 meters for me. I will forget the roof tar! I'm sure it would work, but what a mess! I need to open the box that contains the feed circuitry and verify everything is nominal, and check it all out. This should be a good location for the R7. Thank y'all for the excellent observations. Ric