Where does one acquire those slip on tips for vertical antenna elements. Or
what readily available alternatives are there?

Wayne
W5GIE

On 12/14/2011 8:25 PM, Wayne wrote:
Where does one acquire those slip on tips for vertical antenna elements.
Or what readily available alternatives are there?

Wayne
W5GIE

Don't know about the first question.

Alternatives

o Hot glue filled heat shrink tubing. Readily available at my local pro
electronics store.

o a drop of mixed 5 minute epoxy

o a large number of other things available at your LHS or FLAPS. Be
creative.

tom
K0TAR

LHS - Local Hardware Store
FLAPS - Friendly Local Auto Parts Store

Hardware stores have slip on caps (of various sizes) that I used to get for my elderly aunt's walker and canes. I have found them to be satisfactory, but change them often because they will deteriorate and begin to leak.

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Wayne wrote:
Where does one acquire those slip on tips for vertical antenna elements. Or
what readily available alternatives are there?

Wayne
W5GIE


You could try the plastic dip used for tool handles.




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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.

I'll mull this over a bit, and then charge ahead

Wayne
W5GIE

Wayne 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?

I could understand that you would want a spherical tip end to reduce
the risk of arcing, but it would need to be metallic and would not suffer
from UV or heat.

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.


I could understand that you would want a spherical tip end to reduce
the risk of arcing, but it would need to be metallic and would not suffer
from UV or heat.

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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.
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Exactly.

On Dec 14, 9:25*pm, "Wayne" wrote:
Where does one acquire those slip on tips for vertical antenna elements. *Or
what readily available alternatives are there?

Wayne
W5GIE

Heat shrink end caps. Thes hold up well in sun light and have glue on
the inside that melts when you apply heat..

Jimmie

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.