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December 11th 05, 01:30 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 18:05:57 -0600, wrote:

A little dab of Loctite (dont let Loctite get on plastic! I once found
that out the hard way) will help keep the little antenna screw and nut
tight.I have an old Shortwave radio (one of many radios I bought at the
Goodwill store years ago) and the antenna wouldn't stay tightened up no
matter what.I cut a little short piece of clear plastic tubing and I
slipped that down over the whip antenna to keep the antenna upright,it
works like a charm.
cuhulin

I used a 1/2'' plastic pipe nipple, appropriately notched, and a
couple UV rated TyRaps.The whip is very heavy and in the strong desert
winds gives the box quite a bit of torquing. Now the bending force is
transferred to the support pole, not the plastic box.