"Rob" wrote in message
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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.
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Yes in some posts last week or so, I was talking about a steel whip.
However, I have ordered some telescoping tubing to replace the whip with a
longer radiator. It won't be that difficult to take the antenna up and
down, but at my age, it's better to stay off ladders and roofs

-Wayne
W5GIE