I would buy a bunch of those vinyl boots that look like strain reliefs its really more of a cb product for 8u
--- In [email protected], "Tony" <tonyn2...@...> wrote: > > I was taught by an old ham who did a lot of commercial installations the > following. > > His advice was to use good quality tape 3M 33 or 88 tape. Start at the > connector wrap downward past the connector. Spray with clear spray paint. > Wrap 2 starts at the bottom the the 1st wrap go upward to the connector. > Apply another coat of clear spray to seal the tape. Layer 3 starts at the > connector again and goes downward past the end of previous wraps. Spray > again. > > This gives a good water tight job. When you are inspecting the antenna you > simply note the direction of the tape if it should come lose. You'll know how > immediately it may or may not need attention. > > I did this after pealing off the sticky mess of coax seal on a rooftop > installation. The previous installer was even so "thoughtful" as to plug the > hole in the base of the Stationmaster. Actually the only thing holding the > connector to the hardline was the seal as I suspected by the noise when the > wind picked up. Several years of PA failures, some years it was twice a year, > were history. > > Tony > > --- In [email protected], "jland138" <jland138@> wrote: > > > > Any recommendations or best practices on weatherproofing the coax > > connection to a base station antenna? The Comtelco XL (or horrors! Antenex > > FG) series both have a drain system at the base that need to remain open. > > Is it as simple as some coax seal and avoid plugging the drain holes? > > > > Any recommendations on using heat shrink at the cable end of the coax > > connector? Does it help, or does it eventually wind up as a moisture > > reservoir? >
