I painted a refurbished, retuned UHF StationMaster with white Krylon spray paint. Checked VSWR & signal strengths before & after: no change.
Bob NO6B At 5/4/2008 06:52, you wrote: >Funny you should mention Krylon... although I haven't done so in recent >years, I used to Krylon (clear) all antennas and never had a problem. I >forgot all about that until your mention of it. And they were mostly UHF >antennas - beams and folded dipoles. Go figure. > >Chuck >WB2EDV > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "skipp025" <<mailto:skipp025%40yahoo.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: ><<mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:44 AM >Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: antenna question - Dip It and Scotch Kote > > >I constructed a 6 meter beam some years back, worked like a bomb > > even at 25ft above ground elevation. To ensure my pride and joy > > would last a long time I sprayed it with clear Krylon brand spray > > paint. > > > > The antenna was instantly unusable regardless of my efforts to > > remove the paint, re-tune or otherwise modify the antenna. I later > > learned that type of paint contained materials with a horible > > D-Factor. I was never able to use the antenna again, although it > > remains in my back yard as a reminder. > > > > cheers, > > s.
