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Old December 15th 11, 09:38 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Ian Jackson[_2_] Ian Jackson[_2_] is offline
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Default Vertical antenna tip caps

In message , Rob
writes
Audio1 wrote:
On 12/15/2011 12:11 PM, Rob wrote:
wrote:
Thanks for the ideas.
The question was prompted because I don't want to take the antenna down for
a check or repair, and I don't know how well my readily available materials
hold up under UV and heat.

How useful is it to have plastic tip caps on an antenna you cannot reach?


If the antenna is made of hollow aluminum tubing it keeps rain, snow and
insects out of the tube.


Ah tube... I was thinking about steel rod with a pointy (and maybe
dangerous) end.


Expanding foam filler (trim off what oozes back out of the ends of the
tube).
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Ian

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