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Vertical antenna tip caps
Where does one acquire those slip on tips for vertical antenna elements. Or
what readily available alternatives are there? Wayne W5GIE |
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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 |
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Vertical antenna tip caps
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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Vertical antenna tip caps
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 |
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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. |
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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. 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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"Audio1" wrote in message ... 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. *************** Exactly. |
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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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In 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. It would also prevent the tube from howling or "singing" when the wind hits just right. -- Bert Hyman W0RSB St. Paul, MN |
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On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:13:54 -0500, 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. Intelligent questions have a better chance of receiving intelligent answers -- versus receiving QRM. Is this a vertical whip antenna, a vertical tubing antenna, a vertical pipe antenna, a vertical tower antenna, or even a vertical wire antenna? |
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